Ammonite
Ammonite fossil.
This shell is an ammonite, a marine animal that went extinct at the same time as most dinosaurs, around 65 milion years ago. The ammonite belongs to the group of animals known as mollusks, and its closest living relatives are the modern squid and pearl nautilus.
Placenticeras intercalare. 75 million years old, found from Canada. (AMNH-FI 56701)
Museum of Natural History, New York
Ammonite
Ammonite fossil.
This shell is an ammonite, a marine animal that went extinct at the same time as most dinosaurs, around 65 milion years ago. The ammonite belongs to the group of animals known as mollusks, and its closest living relatives are the modern squid and pearl nautilus.
Placenticeras intercalare. 75 million years old, found from Canada. (AMNH-FI 56701)
Museum of Natural History, New York