Ammonite (cephalopod)
€620.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, into natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. This cephalopod species owes its name Ammonite or Ammon's horn - named after the ram's horn of the Egyptian god Ammon - to its extremely decorative outer shell, which is reminiscent of a snail shell. The species hybonotum of the genus Hybonoticeras (dorsal horn) with the characteristic wide spiral is the lead fossil for the Solnhofen Formation. Jurassic/Malm about 150 million years. Original: Private collection, limestone. Faithful reproduction in stone mass, patinated. Format 40 x 50.
Balltooth fish (Gyrodus macrophthalmus hexagonus)
€1,680.00
These former rulers of the Jurassic Sea have only survived in reclusive forms. The rhombic-scaled disc-shaped pycnodonids possessed a dentition rich in teeth. Original: Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum Solnhofen. White Jurassic / Malm. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand, with limestone effect. Size 102 x 73 cm (W/H) with hanging device.
Fossil crinoids on driftwood
€1,380.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. Pinned to floating tree trunks, the flower-shaped animals, which belong to the echinoderms, swayed in the Swabian Lias Sea with their filigree-looking calyxes. Original: Private property. Place of discovery: Holzmaden/Württemberg. Jurassic Lias epsilon. Slate, approx. 170 million years old. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand. Size 61.5 x 108.5 cm, with hanging device. Weight approx. 31 kg.
Fossil ichthyosaur
€1,180.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. The ichthyosaur, which descended from land reptiles, was up to 4 metres long. The original was found near Holzmaden/Württemberg. Slate, approx. 170 million years old. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand. Size 122 x 40 cm, with hanging device. Weight approx. 25 kg.
Fossil prehistoric bird Archaeopteryx
€440.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. Original: Prehistoric times, approx. 150 million years old, Museum of Natural History, Berlin. The most beautiful and best preserved prehistoric bird was excavated in Bavaria. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, moulded by hand. The carefully created replica with limestone effect is a very decorative testimony to the time 150 million years ago. Size 37 x 46 cm, with hanging device. Weight approx. 10 kg.
Fossilised pterosaur
€290.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. This flying lizard, which lived until the end of the Cretaceous period, had a very aerial skeleton, probably fluttered like a bat and fed on crinoids, notched animals, small fish and insects. Original: Bürgermeister-Müller-Museum, Solnhofen. White Jurassic (Malm), approx. 145 million years old. Limestone. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand, covered with felt on the reverse; 2 hanging loops. Size 35 x 20 cm.
Fossilised spoon-snouted crocodile (Stenosaurus)
€1,680.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. Testimony to a past dating back 170 million years. Original: limestone, privately owned. Polymer ars mundi museum replica moulded by hand. Size 159 x 55 cm, with hanging device.
Petrified crocodile (Crocodileimus robustus)
€520.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, into natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. This fossil with thick skin armour shows very clearly that crocodiles have hardly changed since the Jurassic period: Their characteristics - long body, short legs, flattened skulls and sharp teeth in powerful jaws for slow stalking and quick capture of prey. Upper Jurassic Kimmeridgian; age approx. 150-140 million years. Place of discovery: Cerin, Department Ain/Eastern France. Original: Private collection, limestone. Faithful reproduction in stone mass, patinated. Size 47 x 25 cm.
Replica 'Duck weight of Susa', art casting
€128.00
The idea of making weights in the shape of animals probably dates back to around 3500 BC, when the first bookkeeping systems were created, which ultimately led to the invention of writing in the Orient. Stone weights in the shape of ducks were common among the Babylonians and the Elamites. Original: Black limestone, Susa site, Altelamian, around 2000 BC, Musée du Louvre (SB 9330), Paris. Replica made of resin. With certificate of authenticity. Size 8 x 6.5 x 10 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 0.3 kg.
Smelt scale fish (Lepidotus elvensis)
€740.00
Stone witnesses to prehistoric times: At the time of the first flowering plants, when life was taking off, organisms in the vast lagoons of the Jurassic Sea were transformed into minerals, into natural works of art and stone witnesses to ancient communities. Their study provided the basis for evolutionary research. Our faithful reproductions of famous and unique fossils give you a deep insight into the life of the primeval world. The bony fish Lepidotus was widespread worldwide in the Mesozoic era and reached lengths of almost 2 metres. Its striking mother-of-pearl-like lustre came from ganoid, which was deposited on the strong scales as it grew. The button-like teeth - known as toadstones in medieval folklore - were probably used to crack mussel shells. Jurassic/Lias, approx. 170 million years ago. Place of discovery: Holzmaden. Original: Slate. Natural replica in stone mass, patinated. Size 97 x 43 cm.