Ammonites, which were marine mollusks, faced predation from various animals during their existence. Their primary predators likely included large fish, marine reptiles like plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, and even some species of cephalopods. Evidence from fossil records, such as bite marks on ammonite shells, suggests that these predators often targeted them for food. Additionally, larger predatory dinosaurs may have preyed on ammonites when they were near the ocean surface.
Various aquatic reptiles were predators of ammonites. Fossils of damaged ammonites have been found with teeth marks from Plesiosaurs.
ammonites are extinct
Ammonites are named for the Egyptian god Ammon, who had a ram's head. The shells of ammonites are spirals like the horns of a ram.
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Ammonites first appeared during the Devonian Period within the Paleozoic Era.
Ammonites went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period.
Ammonites went extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, about sixty-five million years ago.
Ammonites are very common fossils from the Jurassic Period. They were dominant in the ocean during and before the Jurassic Period.
Ammonites are the most widely-known and abundant fossils in the world. The name "ammonites" came from the Greek god Ammon. Ammonites include squid, octopus, snails, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
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