Black Ammonite Fossil Cufflinks, Rare Stone Cuff Links

$ 59.00

Wear a piece of the fossil record, and let all your friends know how smart you are about minerals. And they're dang pretty. Early relatives of the modern nautilus, these unique black fossils likely got their color from manganese rich waters.Handmade by us in our Detroit Michigan studio! Please allow for slight variations in color, shape and size of the stones. Each fossil is unique!

  • Ammonite halves average ~2cm at their largest
  • Matched, mirror-polished pair. 
  • Color choice: Choose mostly black or brown-black presentation.
  • Stone origin: Madagascar. Stones hand-picked in person at the Tucson and Quartzsite Gem Shows
  • Silver tone cufflink hardware.
  • Hand-selected, extra quality stones
  • Snazzy gift box included

Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. Ammonites thrived during the Cretaceous period and appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago; a massive ocean covered what is now Madagascar - teeming with life. Over time, they passed on, and their shells were fossilized. Now we can find these fossils preserved in sedimentary rock.

Handmade in the USA in our Detroit, Michigan studio.