Contrary to popular belief, ammonites, ancient marine mollusks, survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Now, evidence suggests that some of these spiral-shaped species did manage to persist after all. Recent analysis of ammonite ...

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Japanese astronomers have discovered a far-off object orbiting the Sun well beyond Neptune, suggesting that an extraordinary event occurred in the early solar system. The discovery was made by ...

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Ammonites basking under the Late Cretaceous sun. New research challenges the previous understanding of ammonite extinction. These coiled-shell creatures, relatives of squid and octopus, were ...

Ammonites were not in decline before their extinction, scientists have found. Ammonites were not in decline before their extinction, scientists have found. The marine molluscs with coiled shells and ...

A new study utilizing museum collections has revealed that ammonites, iconic spiral-shelled marine mollusks, were not in decline before their sudden extinction alongside non-avian dinosaurs 66 million ...

Ammonites were not in decline before their extinction, scientists have found. The marine molluscs with coiled shells and one of palaeontology’s great icons flourished in Earth’s oceans for more than ...

Ammonites were flourishing shortly before their extinction. New research suggests that the iconic marine molluscs would probably have survived for longer had Earth not been struck by a meteorite 66 ...