Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a ...

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 ...

If you can identify the ammonite, you can really narrow things down. They're a really good indicator for biostratigraphy.' Another potential use for ammonite fossils could be for telling us about how ...

Bake for three hours. 9. Let your ammonite cool completely. You can display your salt dough fossil or make more to hide in the garden and go on a fossil hunt. Try to identify the species you've found ...

Dr. Chris Shelton and student Kolby Dooling unearthed a rare, well-preserved ammonite fossil at a site in Oklahoma, and it wasn’t an ordinary fossil. This particular find shimmered with the ...

Ammonite fossils, an example is shown here, are sea creatures that became extinct about 65 million years ago. Fossil remains have been found in rocks of all ages. Fossils of the simplest organisms ...

When we think of fossils it is usually of dinosaurs, or perhaps the beautiful spiral shape of an ammonite picked up ... these patterns identify a distinct step change in Earth's history, driven ...

Koichi Fukuoka’s career as a copperplate engraver took an unexpected turn after he encountered fossils of ammonites, a spiral-shelled creature that lived in the age of the dinosaurs. The artist ...

Ammonite fossils, an example is shown here, are sea creatures that became extinct about 65 million years ago. Fossil remains have been found in rocks of all ages. Fossils of the simplest organisms ...