Ammonites – mythology to modern era

given by Dr Mick Oates (Retired: BG)

Abstract: Ammonites are a popular subject, as they are both common and rather attractive planispiral fossils.  So it is no surprise that they attracted interest from ancient times.  The talk will cover a lot of ground, from early beliefs attached to these petrifactions dug from the ground to the most recent interpretations of how they evolved as molluscs and functioned as a part of Jurassic and Cretaceous ecosystems.

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