[mass55th]

"The fact that the ammonite shell was preserved in amber IS fantastic news!"

I agree. I don't believe there's ever been an actual ammonite shell discovered, only their fossilized remains.

[Synthesist]

“The fact that the ammonite shell was preserved in amber IS fantastic news!”
I agree. I don’t believe there’s ever been an actual ammonite shell discovered, only their fossilized remains.

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Exactly! Since fossilization in stone normally replaces a creature’s organic remains with other minerals over time, they only show a shadow of the creature. Fossils in amber seem to not suffer from this process.