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Paleontological Mystery: New Study Reveals That Ammonoids Thrived Until Their Sudden Extinction


A recent study utilized museum collections to chart global ammonite diversity prior to their complete extinction. The findings reveal that ammonites were not declining before they perished alongside non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago. A new study published in the journal Nature Communicatio

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