Ammonite Plastic Model New in Our Online Store

Our Large Plastic Ammonite Model

Our detailed, realistic-looking model ammonite is made of sturdy, flexible plastic and hand painted. Made in Germany, the quality is excellent. Our larger ammonite measures 6 inches from the back of its sprial shell to the tip of its extended tentacles with detailed sucker feet. The hard rubber plastic is sturdy, yet flexible and will withstand school projects, play, or as a prehistoric sea life collector's item. Our ammonite models have been purchase for museum displays. Our larger ammonite has a knotched edge shell that curls inward with a thickness of nearly 1 1/2 inches. The tentacles expand outward to a width of 4 inches and a large friendly eye peers back at you. Our ammonite is shown in an upright position. An informational tag is attached describing in English and German this and three other extinct, or "living fossil" sea animals. If you have ever looked at or purchased a fossil ammonite, this replica depicts what the animal looked like in life. See our other extinct animal toys and gifts as well as our extensive collection of sea creatures.

About Ammonites

Ammonites, as they pertain specifically to the order Ammonitida, are an extinct group of marine animals belonging to the cephalopod subclass Ammonoidea. Because ammonites and their close relatives are extinct, little is known about their way of life. Their soft body parts are very rarely preserved in any detail. The soft body of the creature occupied the largest segments of the shell at the end of the coil. The smaller earlier segments were walled off and the animal could maintain its buoyancy by filling them with gas. Thus the smaller sections of the coil would have floated above the larger sections. Many ammonoids probably lived in the open water of ancient seas, rather than at the sea bottom. This is suggested by the fact that their fossils are often found in rocks that were laid down under conditions where no bottom-dwelling life is found. You can read more about ammonites here.

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