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Not to be confused with Amniote. Ammonoids are extinct spiral shelled cephalopods comprising the subclass Ammonoidea. They are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids (such as the living Nautilus ). [1]
Learn about ammonites, extinct shelled cephalopods that lived in the oceans for hundreds of millions of years. Find out how they grew, how they died out, and how to identify their fossils.
Ammonites were ancient marine predators with coiled shells that survived three mass extinctions until the end of the Cretaceous period. Learn about their appearance, behavior, evolution, and how they are used as index fossils to date other fossils.
Nov 13, 2020 · Ammonite: Directed by Francis Lee. With Sarah White, Liam Thomas, Sam Parks, Kate Winslet. 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Francis Lee
- 2020-11-13
Ammonite is a 2020 romantic drama film written and directed by Francis Lee. The film is loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist Mary Anning, played by Kate Winslet. The film centres on a speculative romantic relationship between Anning and Charlotte Murchison, played by Saoirse Ronan.
- $1.4 million
- < £10 million, ($13.4 million)
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Learn about ammonites, extinct cephalopods with chambered shells, from the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras. Find out their diversity, evolution, ecology, and geologic significance.
Ammonite, any member of an ancient Semitic people whose principal city was Rabbath Ammon, in Palestine. The “sons of Ammon” were in perennial, though sporadic, conflict with the Israelites. After a long period of seminomadic existence, the Ammonites established a kingdom north of Moab in the 13th.
