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27 de jun. de 2024 · Ammonite extinction at the end of the dinosaur era was not inevitable. Ammonites were flourishing shortly before their extinction. New research suggests that the iconic marine molluscs would probably have survived for longer had Earth not been struck by a meteorite 66 million years ago.
27 de jun. de 2024 · A new study used museum collections to map ammonite diversity around the globe before their total extinction and found they were not in decline prior to their extinction alongside non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Hace 5 días · Ammonites continue to leave an indelible mark on contemporary science. Their well-preserved fossils provide crucial chronological markers, aiding geologists in dating rock layers and correlating geological events across different regions.
27 de jun. de 2024 · The marine molluscs with coiled shells and one of palaeontology's great icons flourished in Earth's oceans for more than 350 million years until they died out during the same chance event that...
13 de jun. de 2024 · 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).
27 de jun. de 2024 · The marine mollusks with coiled shells, one of paleontology's great icons, flourished in Earth's oceans for more than 350 million years until they died out during the same chance event that wiped...
Hace 6 días · An ammonite fossil. Paleoartist Heinrich Harder's reconstruction of some ammonites as they would appear in life. A stone pathway constructed with many ammonite specimens.
