White ammonite M Kranosphinctes

This fossilized ammonite, remarkable for its perfectly drawn spiral, bears witness to an ancient, now-vanished marine world. Related to nautiloids, ammonites were marine molluscs very common in the oceans of the Mesozoic Era.

Presented on a Deyrolle wooden and brass base, this piece combines the graphic beauty of the fossil with the elegance of the House's natural history collections.