Ammonite
Cephalopods that lived in the sea about 100 million years ago.
Their spiral structure is as beautiful as a blueprint drawn by nature,
and continues to fascinate many researchers and observers.
琥珀 — Amber
Fossils of resin born in primeval forests.
Air and bubbles trapped inside
convey the breath of a distant age to the present.
Mosasaurus — Mosasaurus
Traces of a predator that ruled the Cretaceous seas.
Wear and ridges carved into hard enamel teeth
are a record of the very power of life.
Orthoceras — Orthoceras
A cephalopod with a straight shell, drifting in the ocean approximately 400 million years ago.
Its structure, lacking a spiral, was a silent choice focused purely on function.
The series of septa inscribed within still speak of the distant ocean's time, preserved within the stone.
三葉虫 — Trilobite
An arthropod that walked the seafloor approximately 500 million years ago.
The bilaterally symmetrical structure of its exoskeleton,
preserves the tranquility of the distant ancient sea.