What is an ammonite? - Natural History Museum
While ammonite shells are abundant in the fossil record, it was only recently that scientists have found a very rare fossil of the soft parts of an ammonite. However, fossilised evidence of …
Snakestones: the myth, magic and science of ammonites
True saligrams are found only in the valley of the Gandaki River in Nepal and northern India. Typically spherical, they contain black-coloured ammonite fossils from the Jurassic and …
Fantastic fossils in Britain and where to find them
The fossils above aren’t the only ones you can find in the UK. Other common fossils include creatures called belemnites, corals and gastropods, as well as fossil plants. Help to identify …
New soft tissue analyses show how ammonites lived in Jurassic …
2021年12月7日 · A new analysis of the fossil has allowed close inspection of the creature's inner workings, shedding light on how it moved and protected itself. Ammonites are a type of …
Ammonite extinction at the end of the dinosaur era was not …
2024年6月27日 · “Analysing the existing Late Cretaceous ammonite fossil record as though it were the complete, global story is probably why some previous researchers have thought they …
Rescuing a 199-million-year-old ammonite graveyard
Scientists saved scientifically important slabs from an ammonite fossil bed after they were damaged by storms. The rock bed at Lyme Regis in Dorset is home to many ammonites , an …
Life in the Jurassic ocean - Natural History Museum
True ammonites lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, from about 200 million years ago. Today fossilised ammonites, such as this early Jurassic Asteroceras, can be found along …
Fossil hunting: How to find fossils on the beach
A fossil collector from the Isle of Wight explains how you can start finding fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals and plants on your next trip to the seaside. All it takes is a bit of …
Mary Anning: the unsung hero of fossil discovery
Mary continued to unearth fossil after fossil. She still sold her many finds, which increasingly fuelled public interest in geology and palaeontology. People flocked to fossil displays around …
Remarkable Jurassic fossil reveals ammonite muscles in 3D
2021年12月8日 · Ammonites swam through jet propulsion, like modern octopus and squid; An exceptionally-preserved Jurassic fossil from Gloucestershire in the UK has given new insights …