Based on the fossil record, ammonites came in a wide range of sizes and shapes, from smaller than an inch to as large as nine feet wide. Some ammonites had long, straight shells, while others had ...

Ammonites were shelled cephalopods that died out about 66 million years ago. Fossils of them are found all around the world, sometimes in very large concentrations. The often tightly wound shells of ...

Here’s everything we know about Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan’s new film, Ammonite, including the first-look trailer. When Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan sign onto a project, it’s pretty ...

Opalized ammonite fossils are formed through a unique geological process involving the replacement of organic material with silica, which is the primary component of opal. This process can occur ...

Ammonites are a group of extinct shelled cephalopods related to today's squids and octopuses. Most ammonites died out 66 million years ago, at the same time as dinosaurs. Fossilised ammonite shells ...

Fossils found in the northern part of Hokkaido are a new type of ammonite, the once-ubiquitous spiral-shelled creatures that went extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, researchers said.

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A giant fossil ammonite has been recovered from a fallen boulder on a beach. The edge of the creature's shell was spotted in the block by fossil collector Jack Wonfor on the Isle of Wight's ...