Natural Orthoceras Necklace, Fossil Squid, Gemstone Jewelry, Gift Idea

This unique necklace features a beautiful fossilized orthoceras, which serves as a natural and intriguing focal point. The necklace is perfect for those who appreciate nature based jewelry and are looking for a special gift idea. Orthoceras are extinct sea creatures whose modern day ancestors are the octopus and squid. They were sea animals with hard shells and lived over 400 million years ago. As they died their shells fell to the floor and they were covered in sediment. In Morocco, they fossilized within the black limestone, creating what you see today.