Ammonite shells are used today as index fossils, meaning they can help date other fossils that are found in the same layer of marine rock. These cephalopods make for ideal index fossils because ...

Ammonite fossils have been found across the globe, but the gemstone variety has so far only been attributed to the Bearpaw ...

A story about a self-taught palaeontologist called Mary Anning has been transformed to the big screen as Ammonite, a depiction of a 19th-century love affair. Francis Lee, who wrote and directed ...

Zoë adds, 'The ammonite would have lived in one chamber, but we don't know how often they built a new one. 'Previously it has been suggested this could have been a monthly occurrence, but there is no ...

Here’s everything we know about Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan’s new film, Ammonite, including the first-look trailer. When Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan sign onto a project, it’s pretty ...

It was found reused in the Nabatean period podium,” Tyson explained. Regarding similarities between Ammonite and Moabite ...

Most ammonites died out 66 million years ago, at the same time as dinosaurs. Fossilised ammonite shells can be found all around the world, including on parts of Britain's coastline. But if you can't ...

"Beginning with H.C. Butler, all the researchers emphasised the presence of an 'Ammonite tower' at the site's highest point, arcades of the Roman period, and unspecified architectural remains of the ...

Sar as fortified agricultural settlements [including ordinary dwellings beside the tower] rather than elements of a chain of fortifications," Młynarczyk said, adding that an overall study of the ...