6.5 Inch Harpoceras Fossil Ammonite Jurassic Ilminster Somerset UK Display Specimen with Certificate of Authenticity
£ 24.00
GENUINE 6.5 INCH HARPOCERAS FOSSIL AMMONITEThis carefully chosen 6.5" Harpoceras fossil ammonite is a genuine Jurassic
fossil specimen from the Beacon Limestone of Ilminster, Somerset, UK. With its classic ammonite spiral, impressive size, and attractive natural display appeal, this fossil is ideal for collectors, fossil enthusiasts, geology displays, educational collections, natural history cabinets, or as a distinctive prehistoric gift.The photo shows the actual fossil specimen you will receive, allowing you to view its preservation, colour, surface detail, shape, and overall character before purchase. Full sizing can be seen in the photo. This is a genuine fossil specimen, not a replica or cast, and it includes a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card. DISCOVERED AND PREPARED BY OUR OWN TEAMThis Harpoceras fossil ammonite was discovered by our own team members, Alister and Alison. It has been cleaned, prepped, and treated by Alison, giving the piece a trusted collecting history and clear provenance. The fossil has been carefully selected as a display-worthy specimen with strong appeal for anyone interested in British Jurassic fossils and authentic ammonite collectables.As with all genuine fossils, natural features may be present, including matrix, mineral staining, surface texture, small imperfections, treated areas, signs of preparation, or variations in preservation. These characteristics are part of the fossil’s natural geological history and help make each specimen completely unique. ABOUT HARPOCERAS AMMONITESHarpoceras is a well-known genus of ammonite from the Early Jurassic, especially associated with the Toarcian stage. Ammonites were extinct marine cephalopods related to modern squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus. They lived in prehistoric seas and are among the most recognisable and popular fossils from the Jurassic Period.Harpoceras ammonites are admired for their elegant, compressed shell form and distinctive ribbing. The ribs often curve forward across the whorls, creating a graceful pattern that gives the fossil a strong sense of movement. Many examples also show a pronounced keel around the outer edge of the shell, a feature often linked to a streamlined form suited to active swimming in open marine waters.These ammonites would once have lived in ancient Jurassic seas alongside belemnites, bivalves, fish, marine reptiles, and other ammonites. Their coiled shells became buried in seabed sediments, slowly mineralised over millions of years, and were preserved as the fossils we collect today. BEACON LIMESTONE, ILMINSTER, SOMERSETThis specimen comes from the Beacon Limestone at Ilminster in Somerset, a classic British Jurassic fossil locality known for ammonites and other marine fossils. During the Jurassic Period, this area of southern England was covered by ancient seas, where fine sediments and carbonate-rich deposits accumulated on the seafloor.The Beacon Limestone is valued by fossil collectors for its association with historic British fossil collecting and its attractive marine fossils. Specimens from Ilminster offer a tangible link to the prehistoric marine environments that once covered Somerset, making them especially desirable for collectors of UK fossils, Jurassic fossils, ammonite fossils, and natural history specimens. COLLECTABLE BRITISH JURASSIC DISPLAY FOSSILThis 6.5" Harpoceras fossil ammonite is a desirable display piece for anyone searching for a genuine ammonite fossil, British Jurassic fossil, Somerset fossil, Ilminster fossil, Beacon Limestone ammonite, or authentic natural history collectable. Its generous size gives it excellent presence, making it suitable for display in a cabinet, on a shelf, in a study, classroom, shop display, or museum-style fossil collection.With its genuine Jurassic origin, classic ammonite form, Ilminster provenance, Certificate of Authenticity, and discovery by our own team, this Harpoceras fossil is an excellent addition to any fossil collection. It is particularly suited to collectors who appreciate authentic British fossils, prehistoric marine life, and display-quality ammonites from the ancient seas of Somerset.
fossil specimen from the Beacon Limestone of Ilminster, Somerset, UK. With its classic ammonite spiral, impressive size, and attractive natural display appeal, this fossil is ideal for collectors, fossil enthusiasts, geology displays, educational collections, natural history cabinets, or as a distinctive prehistoric gift.The photo shows the actual fossil specimen you will receive, allowing you to view its preservation, colour, surface detail, shape, and overall character before purchase. Full sizing can be seen in the photo. This is a genuine fossil specimen, not a replica or cast, and it includes a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card. DISCOVERED AND PREPARED BY OUR OWN TEAMThis Harpoceras fossil ammonite was discovered by our own team members, Alister and Alison. It has been cleaned, prepped, and treated by Alison, giving the piece a trusted collecting history and clear provenance. The fossil has been carefully selected as a display-worthy specimen with strong appeal for anyone interested in British Jurassic fossils and authentic ammonite collectables.As with all genuine fossils, natural features may be present, including matrix, mineral staining, surface texture, small imperfections, treated areas, signs of preparation, or variations in preservation. These characteristics are part of the fossil’s natural geological history and help make each specimen completely unique. ABOUT HARPOCERAS AMMONITESHarpoceras is a well-known genus of ammonite from the Early Jurassic, especially associated with the Toarcian stage. Ammonites were extinct marine cephalopods related to modern squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus. They lived in prehistoric seas and are among the most recognisable and popular fossils from the Jurassic Period.Harpoceras ammonites are admired for their elegant, compressed shell form and distinctive ribbing. The ribs often curve forward across the whorls, creating a graceful pattern that gives the fossil a strong sense of movement. Many examples also show a pronounced keel around the outer edge of the shell, a feature often linked to a streamlined form suited to active swimming in open marine waters.These ammonites would once have lived in ancient Jurassic seas alongside belemnites, bivalves, fish, marine reptiles, and other ammonites. Their coiled shells became buried in seabed sediments, slowly mineralised over millions of years, and were preserved as the fossils we collect today. BEACON LIMESTONE, ILMINSTER, SOMERSETThis specimen comes from the Beacon Limestone at Ilminster in Somerset, a classic British Jurassic fossil locality known for ammonites and other marine fossils. During the Jurassic Period, this area of southern England was covered by ancient seas, where fine sediments and carbonate-rich deposits accumulated on the seafloor.The Beacon Limestone is valued by fossil collectors for its association with historic British fossil collecting and its attractive marine fossils. Specimens from Ilminster offer a tangible link to the prehistoric marine environments that once covered Somerset, making them especially desirable for collectors of UK fossils, Jurassic fossils, ammonite fossils, and natural history specimens. COLLECTABLE BRITISH JURASSIC DISPLAY FOSSILThis 6.5" Harpoceras fossil ammonite is a desirable display piece for anyone searching for a genuine ammonite fossil, British Jurassic fossil, Somerset fossil, Ilminster fossil, Beacon Limestone ammonite, or authentic natural history collectable. Its generous size gives it excellent presence, making it suitable for display in a cabinet, on a shelf, in a study, classroom, shop display, or museum-style fossil collection.With its genuine Jurassic origin, classic ammonite form, Ilminster provenance, Certificate of Authenticity, and discovery by our own team, this Harpoceras fossil is an excellent addition to any fossil collection. It is particularly suited to collectors who appreciate authentic British fossils, prehistoric marine life, and display-quality ammonites from the ancient seas of Somerset.
