The fate of the Ammonites was sealed by a meteor impact that wiped out dinosaurs
Ammonites bask in the Late Cretaceous sun. Credit: Artwork by Callum Pursall Scientists have discovered that ammonite species did not decline before their extinction. The coiled-shell marine mollusks, one of paleontology’s greatest icons, thrived in Earth’s oceans for more than 350 million years until they became extinct during the same accidental event that wiped out … Read more