Orthoceras 7593f763218830c761b012aecc3068f6 Such conditions existed in several

Such conditions existed in several fossils site within New York’s Bertie group from which this Eurypterus remipes comes

measuring up to 40 feet (~12 meters) long

or the very rare red topaz

As Triceratops lived during the last 3 million years of the Cretaceous Period (145

its burl is a dense wood with a high oil content

Orthoceras 7593f763218830c761b012aecc3068f6 Such conditions existed in several350 million years ago these extinct relatives of the chambered nautilus flourished in a warm, shallow sea which covered what is now the Sahara Desert. As the shells of these creatures accumulated on the sea floor they were buried by sediment and, over the ages, transformed into stone by physical and chemical processes. Today, this stone is quarried and polished by Moroccan craftsmen to reveal a rare glimpse of ancient life on Earth.