:: SWITZERLAND :: THEME: Fossils - Ammonite :: NOMINAL VALUE: 2 CHF :: ISSUE DATE: 5 March 2015 :: STAMP DESIGN: Christian Kitzmüller |
When collectors go scouting in the fossil-rich layers of the Swiss Jura mountains, they are usually looking for the beautiful spirally coiled ammonites. These fossils are the remains of creatures related to octopus and squid that first appeared around 400 million years ago, spread throughout the world’s oceans, then died out at the same time as the dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago.
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