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This 71-Million-Year-Old Ammonite Is Also A Rare And Iridescent Gemstone
Ammonite fossils have been found across the ... 50 million years – and a rare gold nugget from Alaska. It’s been a big month ...
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Opalized ammonites are some of the most stunning fossils you’ll ever see
Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a ...
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What are ammonites, and how did they come to rule the prehistoric seas?
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 ...
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Fossils: Boy finds 200-million-year-old ammonite on beach
The Swansea schoolboy said: "I was just sitting here and looked up and thought 'Oh my God, that's big!'" Eli has a collection ... Eli spotted the ancient ammonite when he was out with his dad ...
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What is an ammonite?
Ammonites came in a range of sizes, from just a few millimetres to times bigger, with larger sizes more common from the Late Jurassic onwards. The largest known species of ammonite is Parapuzosia ...
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Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning?
A story about a self-taught palaeontologist called Mary Anning has been transformed to the big screen as Ammonite, a depiction of a 19th-century love affair. Francis Lee, who wrote and directed ...