The ammonite fossil used in the Geology study was discovered in 1998 at the Claydon Pike pit site in Gloucestershire, England, which mostly comprises poorly cemented sands, sandstone, and limestone.

Ammonites are primarily found in marine sedimentary deposits, where they were once abundant during the Late Cretaceous period. This was the time of T-Rex when massive dinosaurs roamed the land ...

Ammonites had their time on Earth cut short, a new study suggests.. While previous research had suggested these shelled animals were already on the path to extinction when they were wiped out, a wider ...

“Ammonites are some of the most common fossils found during this time period, suggesting that they were very abundant in the ecosystem,” Maxwell noted. “They would [have] undoubtedly been a ...

Ammonite is a gorgeous and understated period drama that works best as a character study of the often unappreciated Mary Anning, played by a magnificent Kate Winslet.

“Ammonite,” starring Kate Winslet (“Titanic”) and Saoirse Ronan (“Little Women”), is resoundingly beautiful. It’s also boring. It’s silly and it’s heart-wrenching. It’s meticulously realistic and ...

Ammonoidea includes a more exclusive group called Ammonitida, also known as the true ammonites. These animals are known from the Jurassic Period, from about 200 million years ago. Most ammonites died ...

One watch through director Francis Lee's trailer for Ammonite, and you know that you're in for a steamy period drama between Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet. Winslet's character, paleontologist ...

The muscles and organs of an ammonite — an extinct relative of cuttlefish and squid with coiled shells and tentacles — have been reconstructed in 3D for the first time. The achievement has ...

Neon will bring some passionate romance in Ammonite this weekend. The period pic starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan opened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September where it ...

‘Ammonite’ Is Historical Fan Fiction About the World’s First Great Fossil Hunter A new trailer previews the period drama featuring Kate Winslet as pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning ...