Based on the fossil record, ammonites came in a wide range of sizes and shapes, from smaller than an inch to as large as nine feet wide. Some ammonites had long, straight shells, while others had ...

Ammonites were shelled cephalopods that died out about 66 million years ago. Fossils of them are found all around the world, sometimes in very large concentrations. The often tightly wound shells of ...

The “gem” of an ammonite dates back 71 million years, and comes with a curious coating of ammolite, giving it a dazzling ...

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 ...

Koichi Fukuoka’s career as a copperplate engraver took an unexpected turn after he encountered fossils of ammonites, a spiral-shelled creature that lived in the age of the dinosaurs. The artist ...

Nine-year-old Eli spotted a 200-million-year-old fossil in a rocky cliff face A nine-year-old fossil hunter had the find of his life when he stumbled on a 200-million-year-old ammonite.