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ORTHOCERAS FOSSIL TOWER IN MATRIX - An Orthoceras fossil tower in marine limestone matrix. Orthoceras is a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod mostly found embedded in marine limestones of the Baltic States and Sweden. They lived approximately 200-500 million years ago. This is an excellent fossil specimen, measuring 9.5” H x 4.5” W x 3.25” D.