Gorgeous Ammonite & Octopus Pendant in Sterling (Includes Silver Chain) ring Retro Heather Purple

Retro Heather Purple

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The extinction of ammonites coincided with the extinction of dinosaurs

was inspired by the spiral shape of their fossilized shells

Gorgeous Ammonite & Octopus Pendant in Sterling (Includes Silver Chain) ring Retro Heather PurpleAmmonites are extinct cephalopods that lived in shells. That means their closest relatives are the modern day Nautiluses, Octopi, Squid, and Cuttlefish. Like the Nautilus, Ammonites gradually add onto their shell to accommodate their increasing body mass. As they extend their shell they build a wall, closing up the now too narrow portion of the shell behind them as they move into the larger portion of the spiral. On the Metaphysical Side Ammonite