Ammonites were born with tiny shells and, as they grew, they built new chambers onto it. They would move their entire body into a new chamber and seal off their old and now too-small living quarters ...

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 ...

The “gem” of an ammonite dates back 71 million years, and comes with a curious coating of ammolite, giving it a dazzling ...

“Ammonites are so beautiful. As a living thing, their forms were functional in every way,” he said. “It is my job as a painter to show people that such fantastic fossils are found in Japan.

Moab was originally a name for an area, and the people living in it took its name, “Moabite.” This is different from the ...