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 ...

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 ...

Most ammonites died out 66 million years ago, at the same time as dinosaurs. Fossilised ammonite shells can be found all around the world, including on parts of Britain's coastline. But if you can't ...

Isle of Wight Council said the fossils dated back more than 100 million years. Isle of Wight Council The protruding keel of ammonites is revealed in the clay Most of the fossils from the boreholes ...

These fossils, preserved from the Late Cretaceous ... This adaptation made it possible to overcome the thick shells of ...

The fossil hunters used angle grinders and rock saws to extract fossils Fossil collectors have been using angle grinders and rock saws to excavate large ammonites from a protected beach.