Natural Orthoceras Fossil Round Stone Rock Cabochon #1

Natural Orthoceras Morocco Fossil Rock Squid Cabochon

This Orthoceras (an ancient cousin to the Squid) lived in the Devonian Period about 450 million years ago and the fossil was found in the Atlas Mountains in southern Morocco, at the northern fringe of the Sahara Desert. 

These very primitive members of the Phylum Cephalopoda are ancestral cousins of the modern squid or octopus. The word Orthoceras means "straight horn" and refers to its shape.  All Orthoceras have chambers seperated by walls called Septa.  They also have a tube that runs down the center of the shell called a siphuncle.  It is believed that this tube was used to carry gas into the chambers to control buoyancy of the shell.

The term fossil refers to any preserved remains or imprint of a living organism (usually ancient), such as a bone, shell, footprint, or leaf impression.   The word Orthoceras means "straight horn" and refers to its shape.  They are a member of the Anthropod family.

Metaphysical Properties:  Fossils can help increase accomplishments in the area of business and add excellence to one's environment. They also aid one in being open to change and new ideas.

The fossil is custom cut into a 32 mm (about 1.25 inch) round cabochon for jewelry.  Cab is 7 mm thick in the middle but only 2 mm thick around the edge.  Polished on both sides.  There is a fossil on the back but it is also a little pitted.  #1

Great gift for your wirewrapper or collector!