Based on its internal shell structure, the amber-encased ammonite is a juvenile that belongs to the subgenus Puzosia (Bhimaites), which makes a lot of sense in 99-million-year-old amber, Wang says ...

First fossil of an ammonite trapped in amber is found in northern Myanmar – and scientists say the sea creature died after getting stuck on a beach 99 million years ago.

The ammonite is truly historically significant. Thousands of samples of Burmese amber have been studied over the course of human history. In those thousands of samples, only ONE ammonite has ever ...

Researchers report a marine ammonite preserved in Burmese amber. Because the source of amber is fossilized tree resin, the inclusion of aquatic and marine animals in amber is exceptionally rare ...

They found that the ammonite is a juvenile one, belonging to a group of ammonite living about 105 million to 93 million years ago. It is a rare example of dating of sea animal using amber inclusions.

A 99-million-year-old ammonite trapped in amber has been discovered for the first time.. Found in northern Myanmar, it contains at least 40 other creatures, including spiders, millipedes ...

This 100-Million-Year-Old Squid Relative Was Entrapped in Amber The ancient ammonite was preserved alongside the remains of at least 40 other marine and terrestrial creatures ...

Burmese amber is known for holding an incredibly diverse array of creatures, like 99-million-year-old ants and other insects, so it makes sense that the ammonite was found in Myanmar.

Amber can be a veritable treasure trove of ancient animals and insects, but it most commonly captures creatures that lived in forests – understandable, given the stuff starts life as tree sap.

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