Title

Aberant Ammonite Fossil

Caption

Aberant Ammonite Fossil, Ancyloceras matheranianum, Lower Cretaceous, most ammonites exhibit the familiar tight spiral shape that is so well known, but some ammonites, known as aberrant (heteromorphic) ammonites, began to straighten out, forming a variety of odd, interesting shapes

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Phil Degginger

Reference

BRK22I30_325

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No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

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46,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 15,8in x 11,3in / 4750 x 3386 (300dpi)

Keywords

A lot of Cephalopod Cephalopoda Cephalopods Cretaceous Finding Fossilisation Mollusc Mollusca Molluscs Mollusk No People Russia Russian Russian Federation ammonite ammonites animal animals archaeologic archaeological archaeology archeologic archeological archeology close close up deserted died out empty extinct extinction extinctions famed famous find finds form fossil fossilised fossilization fossilized fossils historic historical known as lots of many marine animal marine animals narrow no one nobody numerous petrification petrified plenty renowned several shape shapes some spiral spirals tight uninhabited variety palaeontology paleontology