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8 de jul. de 2023 · Biostratigraphy: Ammonite fossils have been instrumental in the development of biostratigraphy, which is the subdivision of geological time based on fossil assemblages. Different species of ammonites lived during specific time intervals, allowing paleontologists to establish a zonal scheme known as the Ammonite Zone System.
30 de mai. de 2019 · Sharing ammonite fossils from the Smithsonian’s collection, Lucy explains what ammonites are and how scientists use their fossils to understand what they looked like, what they ate, and how they lived. She helps students hone their pattern recognition skills by comparing fossil ammonites to related, living animals today like squid and nautilus.
A collection of ammonite fossils that date to the Lower Jurassic System. (more) ammonoid , any of a group of extinct cephalopods (of the phylum Mollusca), forms related to the modern pearly nautilus ( Nautilus ), that are frequently found as fossils in marine rocks dating from the Devonian Period (began 419 million years ago) to the Cretaceous Period (ended 66 million years ago).
17 de abr. de 2023 · Ammonite fossils are also found in many other locations around the world, including Australia, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, and South America. In many cases, these fossils are important for understanding the evolution and distribution of ancient marine life, as well as the history of the Earth itself.
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Ammonites are perhaps the most widely known fossil, possessing the typically ribbed spiral-form shell as pictured above. These creatures lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. The name 'ammonite' (usually lower-case) originates from the Greek Ram-horned god called Ammon.
About Ammonites. Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled squid. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. Ammonites first appearing in the fossil record 240 million years ago, descending from straight shelled cephalopods.
