A mysterious pair of ammonite (approx. 3 1/2 inches at widest point) from Lin Ottinger's Moab Rock Shop. Ammonite is from the cephelopod (squid) family and found in present day Madagascar.  It is estimated that they are 417-144 years old.

Lin Ottinger started selling rocks in Moab in 1958 and established the Moab Rock Shop in 1968. Lin's knowledge of rocks, minerals, & fossils, along with his discoveries, has earned him the title of The Dinosaur Man. 

At least FOUR species of dinosaurs were found by him - including Saurapods (Apatosaurus / Brachiosaurus), Euoplocephalus, Utahraptor, and Iguanodon Ottingeri. Since this was the first Iguanodon found in the US, it is named after shop owner, Lin Ottinger. Many of his discoveries have been donated to museums & universities, including BYU in Provo, UT.

The shop specializes in dinosaur bone, petrified wood, crystals, mineral specimens, fossils and meteorites.

www.moabrockshop.com  600 North Main St. Moab UT (435)259-7312