Concept: creating ammonite-species from its fossil,
Subject: ammonite re-construction
Medium: mixed
Attitude: mobile sculpture
Latitude: 180 degrees
Dimension: height 40 inches x width 72 inches x depth 36 inches
Year of execution: 2022 Collection:Perambalur ammonite museum
This is an attempt to scientifically re-construct the model of an ammonite genus ‘Mortoniceras’. This model was reconstructed based on a fragment found at the badlands of the district Perambalur that belongs Trichinopoly group of South India, whose strata date back to the late Cretaceous. This model is currently on display at the PEACE – PErambalur Ammonite Centre. This centre has around 150 ammonite fossils recovered from in and around the district.
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