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Ammonite

Ammonoidea

Ammonite
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Ammonoidea
Continent
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Group
Invertebrate
Period
Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Tiny (under 1 m)
Moves
Swims
Feature
Nothing special
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • Ammonites are named after the Egyptian god Amun, often shown with curled ram's horns.
  • Like today's nautilus, they lived in the last chamber of the shell and used the others to float.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q228002 · All prehistoric life · All entries