FREE: New Ammonite Fossil Earrings

The listing, New Ammonite Fossil Earrings has ended.

Ok, the earrings came in today. I listed a pendant before and people went crazy over it, so I ordered earrings. Each one is 1" X 1 1/4". As far as the silver, it did not say on the ad and has no markings. So, if your someone that has to have sterling silver in their ears and you win this, let me know and I'll ad a pair of sterling hooks so that we know for sure. One picture is the front side and the other picture is the back side.

These ammonites are one specimen that has been cut into halves to show the highly detailed colorful interior chambers. The cut surfaces have a high gloss polished finish.
These creatures lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. The name 'ammonite' (usually lower-case) originates from the Greek Ram-horned god called Ammon. Ammonites belong to a group of predators known as cephalopods, which includes their living relatives the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus. These sea creatures first appeared 415 million years ago in the form of a small, straight shelled creature, known as Bacrites. They quickly evolved into a variety of shapes and sizes including some shaped like hairpins. During their evolution the ammonites faced no less than three catastrophic events that would eventually lead to their extinction. The first event occurred during the Permian (250 million years ago), where only 10% survived. These surviving species went on to flourish throughout the Triassic, however at the end of this period (206 million years ago) they faced near extinction, when all but one species survived. This event marked the end of the Triassic and the beginning of the Jurassic, during which time the number of ammonite species grew once more. The final catastrophe occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period when all species were annihilated and the ammonites became extinct. This event apparently coincided with the death of the dinosaurs.