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A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be ...
Robotic ammonites, evaluated in a university pool, ... You can think of them occupying a triangular diagram, representing "end-members" of different shell characteristics.
Robotic ammonite diagrams (IMAGE) University of Utah. Caption. Schematics of four different designs of robotic ammonites, used to explore the effects of shell shape on swimming ability. Credit ...
Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a geological process known as opalization, wherein organic material from ...
Ammonites, which evolved about 416 million years ago, were once the most abundant animals of the ancient seas. Scientists have identified more than 10,000 ammonite species, such as ...
A fossil of a 150 million-year-old ammonite in southern Germany with its insides on the outside. Credit... Klug et al., Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 2021. By Sabrina Imbler. Jan. 31, 2021.