Ammonites
Britishplural noun
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She said the rocks were about 140 to 180 million years old and contained ammonites – spiral-shelled molluscs that lived in the oceans while dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
From BBC
This revealed a number of specimens including bones from ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and other ancient sea creatures including ammonites and bivalves, marine crocodiles and sharks.
From Science Daily
This interval, known as the Hettangian, was a time of continuing adverse conditions in the oceans, with generally low diversities among marine invertebrates, such as ammonites and bivalves.
From Science Daily
His collection at the time included ammonites, marine animals with a coiled shell.
From BBC
Fossil collectors have been using angle grinders and rock saws to excavate large ammonites from a protected beach.
From BBC
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