Ammonite. Kirlian photograph of a fossilised ammonite showing the electromagnetic discharge around its edges. This luminous discharge is the result of
Ammonite. Kirlian photograph of a fossilised ammonite showing the electromagnetic discharge around its edges. This luminous discharge is the result of high-energy interactions between the fossil and a powerful applied electric field. Ammonites are extinct marine animals which lived between 380 and 65 million years ago. They are distantly related to the modern-day nautilus. They lived in coastal waters and inland seas. The animal itself lived in the last chamber of its coiled shell, and captured its small prey animals with tentacles which protruded from the opening. They died out during the mass extinction which also claimed the dinosaurs.
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