Awesome Ammonite

Ok so the name might be a little lame (hey that rhymed!) but I absolutely love this rock/fossil. its called an ammonite and omg they are amazing. It is actually a fossilized ancient snail. Sounds weird I know, but one you see them, they're actually really awesome.

So this picture is an ammonite I got last year in Tuscon. I love this one because it isn't split in half like so many others are.

This is another really small one i have that wasn't split open. 

Size comparison between the two and a ruler, just for reference.

I have always wanted to get a really big one of these like two feet in diameter, but I never have enough money for one... or a place to put it, since I would need a stand of some sort and a place to put it... maybe when I'm older and have a whole house of space for my rocks... my room is already overflowing.

In case anyone wants to see it, I revised my pyrite post and put a picture of a rock I have and love. You can read about it on that post!
Sorry it accidentally re posted so you will see two posts tonight but it really is only one and pyrite reposted when I tried to revise it. 

Sneak peek into next week: It looks like something living, and is named after it, but is no more living than a rock in the DESERT.

~~~Rockhound Out~~~