Aug 22, 2024
Rows of Hyphantoceras drifting near the sunlit surface
seen from Malaysia
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Rows of Hyphantoceras drifting near the sunlit surface
Day 2 of #HotAmmoniteAugust: Douvilleiceras
can you tell why i procrastinated on this one?
Pseudocrioceras
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Under the cover of darkness, Nipponites come out to feed. Their shells contorting into Ox-bow bends make them clumsy swimmers
DAY 3 Smaller Lobolytoceras siemensi male fails to woo an uninterested much larger female. Many ammonites exhibit sexual dimorphism where often the Males (Microconch) are smaller than females (Macroconch)
Unfortunately the Pentecopterus had taken a liking to my camera and ran off with it. So that's all for #HotAmmoniteAugust folks! And thanks for tuning in! Thanks to
@ddinodan for coming up with this art prompt, it ended up being super fun to do!
A school of Macroscaphites search for the best plankton-rich current for suspension feeding
Turrilites, looking for small prey in the sediments to swoop up. Love this tower boi. This genus is closely related to Mariella in the family Turrilitidae