A shelled fossil discovered in an amateur’s collection may harbor the first direct evidence of prehistoric sharks eating ammonites some 150 million years ago. The palm-sized ammonite, an extinct ...

Scientists utilized 3D X-ray imaging to uncover new details that challenged previous ideas about prehistoric marine life.

In a university swimming pool, scientists and their underwater cameras watch carefully as a coiled shell is released from a pair of metal tongs. The shell begins to move under its own power, giving ...

Dive into the detailed creative journey of crafting a stunning resin diorama featuring a Mosasaurus and Ammonite in an ...

Although ammonites have been extinct for 65 million years, newly published data based on 35 years of field work and analysis is providing invaluable insights into their paleobiology. Ammonites, ...

AMMAN — The site of Khirbet Al Balua is situated on the northern edge of the central Moabite Plateau/ Karak Plateau at the mouth of Wadi Al Balua which eventually empties into Wadi Mujib. “The site ...

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When I was searching for ammonite fossils last year, I tended to concentrate on searching out the distinctive coiled shapes that were the shells of these once-abundant marine invertebrates. Other ...

Robotic ammonites, evaluated in a university pool, allow researchers to explore questions about how shell shapes affected swimming ability. They found trade-offs between stability in the water and ...