Showing posts with label ammonite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ammonite. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 February 2026

FRACTAL BUILDING: AMMONITES

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Argonauticeras besairei , Collection of José Juárez Ruiz. An exceptional example of fractal building of an ammonite septum, in this clyt...
Sunday, 8 February 2026

LOOPS, LURCHES AND LATE CRETACEOUS SEAS: MEET AUDOULICERAS

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Audouliceras Heteromorph Ammonite There are sensible ammonites… and then there are the heteromorphs. Audouliceras belongs firmly in the sec...
Wednesday, 4 February 2026

COILED PERFECTION: LYTOCERAS

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A superbly prepped and extremely rare Lytoceras (Suess, 1865) ammonite found as a green ammonite nodule by Matt Cape in the Lower Lias of D...
Monday, 26 January 2026

A MASSIVE AMMONITE THE SIZE OF A CAR: THE FERNIE AMMONITE

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Titanites occidentalis , Fernie Ammonite The Fernie ammonite—long known as Titanites occidentalis —has officially been given a new name: Cor...
Friday, 16 January 2026

AMMONITES IN CONCRETION

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At first glance they look like ordinary stones—rounded, weathered, unassuming.  But then you notice the delicious hints: a spiral ghosting t...
Thursday, 8 January 2026

TASEKO LAKES FOSSIL ADVENTURE

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John Fam, VIPS & VanPS Over three field seasons, thirty-five taxa from the Mineralense and Rursicostatum zones were studied and three ne...
Monday, 8 December 2025

HOLCOPHYLLOCERAS: A JEWEL OF JURASSIC SEAS

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What is most wonderful about natural science is that every fossil—every spiral, ridge, and suture—opens a window onto a vanished world.  Tak...
Wednesday, 24 September 2025

LOWER LIAS LYTOCERAS AMMONITE

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A superbly prepped and extremely rare Lytoceras (Suess, 1865) ammonite found as a green ammonite nodule by Matt Cape in the Lower Lias of D...
Tuesday, 12 August 2025

INDEX FOSSILS: AMMONITES

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Argonauticeras besairei , Collection of José Juárez Ruiz. An exceptional example of fractal building of an ammonite septum, in this clyt...
Sunday, 10 August 2025

AINOCERAS OF VANCOUVER ISLAND

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A wee baby deep chocolate Ainoceras sp. heteromorph ammonite from Vancouver Island. This adorable corkscrew-shaped ammonite is an extinct m...
Friday, 18 July 2025

SPIRALING BEAUTY: AMMONITES AS INDEX FOSSILS

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Argonauticeras besairei , Collection of José Juárez Ruiz. An exceptional example of fractal building of an ammonite septum, in this clyt...
Wednesday, 9 July 2025

TOP 10 FAMOUS CANADIAN FOSSIL FINDS

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Canada, with its vast and varied landscapes, is a treasure trove of prehistoric wonders.  From towering tyrannosaurs to exquisitely preserve...
Monday, 16 June 2025

FOSSIL HUNTRESS PODCAST: DEAD SEXY SCIENCE

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Close your eyes & fly with me as we head out together to explore Earth's rich history written in her rock. Travel to extraordinary p...
Friday, 2 May 2025

AINOCERAS: VANCOUVER ISLAND HETEROMORPH

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A wee baby deep chocolate Ainoceras sp. heteromorph ammonite from Vancouver Island. This adorable corkscrew-shaped ammonite is an extinct m...
Monday, 31 March 2025

MASSIVE AMMONITE FROM MADAGASCAR

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This big beastie is a superb specimen of the ammonite Lobolytoceras costellatum showing the intricate fractal pattern of its septa.  This l...
Sunday, 23 March 2025

MASSIVE FOSSIL AMMONITE NEAR FERNIE, BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Titanites occidentalis , Fernie Ammonite The Fernie ammonite—long known as Titanites occidentalis —has officially been given a new name: Cor...