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Are the Japanese the ammonites?
No, the Japanese are a modern ethnic group of people from Japan. Ammonites are ancient marine animals that went extinct millions of years ago.
What modern country now occupies the land of the ancient Ammonites?
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Were ammonites vertebrates or invertebrates?
They were invertebrates. They were shelled molluscs, basically large sea snails.
Do ammonites live in today's seas?
ammonites are extinct
What are ammonites named for?
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.
What were predators of ammonites?
Various aquatic reptiles were predators of ammonites. Fossils of damaged ammonites have been found with teeth marks from Plesiosaurs.
What is the scientific name for ammonites?
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).
Who are the ammonites?
Squid
How did ammonites move?
Ammonites were able to swim, thanks to the unique construction of their shell, which was divided into a series of air chambers. The air in the chambers provided buoyancy for the animal to float; like modern cephalopods, they probably moved through the water using jet propulsion. Reference site:
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.
When did ammonites become extinct?
Ammonites went extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, about sixty-five million years ago.
