Aikea Guinea is an iron pyrite Ammonite fossil caged in a handcrafted “web” of oxidized sterling silver as a setting. Each fossil is carefully chosen for its beauty and proportions and its setting custom designed with prongs corresponding to each of the fossil’s open chambers. By nature and technique each Aikea Guinea is one-of-a-kind. 

ABOUT AMMONITES
The Ammonites were present on the Earth for a period spanning over 140 million years. They first appeared on Earth some 208 million years ago, during the Carboniferous period. They evolved during the Mesozoic era into a variety of forms and were very abundant and widespread. The rapid evolution of the Ammonoids and their widespread distribution, makes them a valuable tool when studying both the Paleozoic and Mesozoic periods. Large specimens were commonly up to one metre across and weighed up to 100 kg. It is currently believed that they evolved from the same ancestors as the Belemnites. The Ammonites became extinct about the same time that the majority of the dinosaurs disappeared. This is believed to be at the end of the Cretaceous Period, some 65 million years ago, known in paleontology as the time of the K-T mass-extinction. They were a form of fast moving marine invertebrate, closely related to the modern-day squid, octopus and nautilus

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