#ammonites

[transparentfossil]

5.7" Pyritized Ammonite (Quenstedticeras) Fossil Composite Cluster

[barghest-land]

ammonites from the frozen river

[noosphe-re]

Fig. 6 Cross-section of a Nautilus shell, showing simply curved chamber walls and the centrally placed tube, called siphuncle (Why this Museum Fossil is NOT an Ammonite – by Christian Gronau, Cortes Museum & Archives)

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

a little friend is swimming by, just wants to say hi

[smartbullets]

Obsessed with parapuzosia ammonites rn. They had shells so big you could sleep in them. If they were still here they would be absolutely terrifying.

Look at this shit

[taski-guru]

Hunting fossils 🐚

Commission for @melonnoct

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[fossillad123]

Parapuzosia seppenradensis

Currently the largest known species of ammonite that lived in near the end of the Cretaceous period. The diameter of the shell has recently been estimated to reach 2m (~6-7 ft).

Since only shells fossilize well, the soft tissue remains speculative. Barnacles & other organisms living on the shell is also speculative, but it's fun to think about how these large animals could also be vessels for others.

[yokadon]

Ammonites 🫧