Obscure Physodoceras wolfi Ammonite from Kenya

Description: Generally speaking, I take a fossil is rare when I can find absolutely little or no information regarding the genus anywhere on the net. (To be truthful, there are a couple of vague academic references to Kenyan ammonites one may find.) This black beauty has been cut and polished to reveal a most lovely interior. Of special note are the white crystal inclusions. Sub Saharan fossils are always of interest, and for the ammonite specialist, this specimen will certainly be significant.

This fossil comes from the George Lee Collection of Southern California. Mr. Lee accumulated a virtual where house of fossils over thirty-five years of self-collecting and purchasing. Most of the fossils were acquired during the 1960s through the mid 1990s. Unfortunately, for we collectors, many of these sites and areas are no longer available for collecting. Therefore, many of my offerings are of special importance, as they are now rarely available to the public. Since Mr. Lee’s death, a few years ago, the collection has slowly been liquidated. This fossil came from one of the last available batches sold.