The fossilized shells of Ammonites are typically spiral-shaped, very much like that of the Nautilus. However, around 170 million years ago, these squid-like creatures began to build their shells in exotic, highly variable shapes. The species pictured here is Ancyloceras vandenheckii, which is typically found in Morocco. However, heteromorph ammonites are...

Kolihapeltis chlupaci (Lower Devonian: 420-400 MYO)   Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

From Moscow, Russia      A slice of a fossilized pseudomorphic ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with iridescent luster on the outer surfaces with exposed chambers that are now lined with metallic pyrite crystals.    6 lbs, 10 x 9.5 x 1.5 inches

Pyritized Ammonite From Moscow, Russia    A slice of a fossilized pseudomorphic ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with iridescent luster on the outer surfaces with exposed chambers that are now lined with metallic pyrite crystals.  9 lbs, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches

Pyritized Ammonite From Moscow, Russia    A slice of a fossilized pseudomorphic ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with iridescent luster on the outer surfaces with exposed chambers that are now lined with metallic pyrite crystals.  9 lbs, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches

Pyritized Ammonite From Moscow, Russia    A slice of a fossilized pseudomorphic ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with iridescent luster on the outer surfaces with exposed chambers that are now lined with metallic pyrite crystals.  9 lbs, 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches

Pyritized Ammonite From Moscow, Russia    A slice of a fossilized pseudomorphic ammonite that has been replaced molecule by molecule by metallic pyrite with iridescent luster on the outer surfaces with exposed chambers that are now lined with metallic pyrite crystals.  9 lbs, 12 x 11 x 1.5 inches

Heliobatis Eocene Stingray (Female) fossil.  33-55 Million years old.  This specimen was found in Green River, Wyoming, USA.

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...