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Ammonites are members of the subclass Ammonoidea. They get their name from Pliny the Elder, a Roman historian, who called the ammonis cornua (meaning "horns of Ammon," referring to the Egyptian god who was often depicted wearing ram's horns).

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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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Ammonites are considered body fossils because they are the preserved remains of an organism that lived millions of years ago. Trace fossils, on the other hand, are evidence of the activities of ancient organisms, such as footprints or burrows.


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What were predators of ammonites?

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Who are the ammonites?

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What eon was ammonites introduced?

Ammonites first appeared during the Devonian Period within the Paleozoic Era.


What period in which the last ammonites became extinct?

Ammonites went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period.


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Ammonites went extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, about sixty-five million years ago.


Where was ammonites dominant?

Ammonites are very common fossils from the Jurassic Period. They were dominant in the ocean during and before the Jurassic Period.


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