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New evidence from exceptionally “well-preserved” specimens sheds light on the structure of the ammonite brachial crown [PDF]
Ammonite soft body remains are rarely preserved. One of the biggest enigmas is the morphology of the ammonite brachial crown that has, up till now, never been recovered.
C. P. A. Smith+3 more
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Cenomanian Ammonite Zones [PDF]
A preliminary statement is made concerning the ammonite genera which have been used in defining the upper Cenomanian (Cretaceous) in Britain. The relations, positions, and characteristics of species of Mantelliceras, Metoicoceras, Utaturiceras, and Protacanthoceras are briefly explained and the need for a change in zonal nomenclature of the uppermost ...
R. Casey
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The Nomenclature of Ammonites [PDF]
A. J. Jukes-Browne
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Research and Geoconservation of the Albian “Giant” Ammonites Collection in the Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark [PDF]
The Basque Coast UNESCO Global Geopark is known worldwide for its great thickness of Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene “flysch” formations. The K/Pg and P/E boundaries are among the most popular sites, together with the IUGS-ICS designated Selandian and ...
Asier Hilario+2 more
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Mineralogy of interior jewellery ammonites of the Samara region
Background. Ammonite products are increasingly gaining in popularity. Ammonites are characterised by a variety of colour shades, shapes and sizes, making them suitable for manufacturing a wide range of souvenir and jewellery products.
D. A. Petrochenkov, E. Yu. Baraboshkin
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Overview of the Les Isnards Ammonite Slab Geoheritage Site (Digne-les-Bains, Southeastern France) [PDF]
The Digne-les-Bains ammonite slab is one of the most impressive geosites of the UNESCO Global Geopark of Haute-Provence and Réserve Naturelle Nationale Géologique de Haute-Provence.
Didier Bert, Jean-Simon Pagès
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The paper deals with newly discovered Valanginian-Hauterivian fauna of heteromorphic ammonites (Ancyloceratina) from locality south of the village of Leše above the Meža River valley (North Karavanke Mountains).
Matija KRIŽNAR+2 more
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A fragment of red-brown flint with imprints of two ammonite aptychi has been found loose on the beach of the Boesdal quarry on Stevns Klint. The quarry exposes only Lower Danian bryozoan limestone. The nearest occurrence of Maastrichtian strata is 400 m to the west in Skeldervig bay, north of Korsnæb, where 50 cm of chalk with small dark-grey and black
Surlyk, Finn, Milàn, Jesper
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Ontogenetic Trends of Sutural Complexity in Jurassic Ammonites
Ontogenetic sequencing of suture fractal dimensions from a single ammonite specimen was not previously accessible without extreme measures. The necessity for destruction of the full conch due to whorl overlap or, alternatively, the prohibitively ...
Katherine Marriott+7 more
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For the first time, data on the mineral composition and gemological characteristics of the jewelry-ornamental ammonites of the Republic of Adygea have been presented.
D. A. Petrochenkov
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