Sand blasted Ammonite – Timor

This fossil comes from a very ancient site in the eastern part of Timor, right next to Australia: The Bobonaro Scaly Clay A zone where the remains of Gondwana, this unique supercontinent 600 million years ago, are mixed up until these marine layers of the Upper Trias (about 200 million years). It is an ammonite whose spiral shell is here partially sanded to reveal the complex lines of the partitions between the flotation compartments: these separation lines of the compartments are in fact very complex in "zig-zag". And they are perfectly highlighted by the meticulous work of Flavio...
A discreet yet captivating piece — part scientific fossil, part mineral jewel — it distills millions of years of history into a miniature showcase.