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

Based on its internal shell structure, the amber-encased ammonite is a juvenile that belongs to the subgenus Puzosia (Bhimaites), which makes a lot of sense in 99-million-year-old amber, Wang says ...

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 ...

“Ammonite” director and screenwriter Francis Lee has defended the decision to depict Anning in a same-sex relationship. Anning’s real-life sexual preferences are unknown. She died in 1847 at ...

The half-cut shell of the modern Nautilus (right). 3D-printed half-cut ammonite shell (left). Chamber model from the current study, cut to show internal geometry (top).

(Phys.org)—A team of workers with members from institutions in the U.K., Germany and Spain has put online a digitized 3-D model of the "death drag" of an ammonite fossil—it is one of the ...

The ammonite shell as seen under a microscope (A), and various reconstructions from microtomography. NIGPAS. 2 / 2.

Ammonite shell, Thomas explained, “isn’t going to break easily. It’s solid aragonite, and it’s in a shape where you can’t really snap it easily.

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 ...