Item Number
3000
Type
image
Description
Ammonite
Size
8'x 6'
Age
Mesozoic, Jurassic
SciId
Arietites bucklandi
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
Meuthe-et-Moselle, Nancy, France
Date Acquired
2012
Source
Rare Earth Minerals & Fossils
Gallery/Room\Floor
Wow Gallery
Notes
This specimen is 170 million years old (Mesozoic, Lower Jurassic). This fossil is solid marble, polished to follow the contours of the fossil. The matrix is of calcium carbonate/marble. Fossil ammonites are related to the chambered nautilus and both of these creatures go back nearly 275 million years, before the dinosaurs existed. When the asteroid, that is thought to have driven the dinosaurs to extinction, hit approximately 65 million years ago, all the ammonites throughout the world went extinct. It is believed, because they lived in shallow seas and had no way to escape the chaos. The chambered nautilus could dive up to 1000 meters into quiet waters. This is how it is thought that they escaped the extinction and are still with us today.
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Description
This specimen is 170 million years old (Mesozoic, Lower Jurassic). This fossil is solid marble, polished to follow the contours of the fossil. The matrix is of calcium carbonate/marble. Fossil ammonites are related to the chambered nautilus and both of these creatures go back nearly 275 million years, before the dinosaurs existed. When the asteroid, that is thought to have driven the dinosaurs to extinction, hit approximately 65 million years ago, all the ammonites throughout the world went extinct. It is believed, because they lived in shallow seas and had no way to escape the chaos. The chambered nautilus could dive up to 1000 meters into quiet waters. This is how it is thought that they escaped the extinction and are still with us today. 50x42 (with stand)
Keywords
Ammonite This specimen is 170 million years old (Mesozoic, Lower Jurassic). This fossil is solid marble, polished to follow the contours of the fossil. The matrix is of calcium carbonate/marble. Fossil ammonites are related to the chambered nautilus and both of these creatures go back nearly 275 million years, before the dinosaurs existed. When the asteroid, that is thought to have driven the dinosaurs to extinction, hit approximately 65 million years ago, all the ammonites throughout the world went extinct. It is believed, because they lived in shallow seas and had no way to escape the chaos. The chambered nautilus could dive up to 1000 meters into quiet waters. This is how it is thought that they escaped the extinction and are still with us today. 2012 Mesozoic, Jurassic Fossil
Keywords
Ammonite This specimen is 170 million years old (Mesozoic, Lower Jurassic). This fossil is solid marble, polished to follow the contours of the fossil. The matrix is of calcium carbonate/marble. Fossil ammonites are related to the chambered nautilus and both of these creatures go back nearly 275 million years, before the dinosaurs existed. When the asteroid, that is thought to have driven the dinosaurs to extinction, hit approximately 65 million years ago, all the ammonites throughout the world went extinct. It is believed, because they lived in shallow seas and had no way to escape the chaos. The chambered nautilus could dive up to 1000 meters into quiet waters. This is how it is thought that they escaped the extinction and are still with us today. 2012 Mesozoic, Jurassic Fossil