Ammonites floated through the world's shallow oceans for more than three hundred million years, and their fossilized shells turn up all around the world.
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Ammonite
/ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/
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Visit the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK, and ammonite road signs greet you at every town and city and even the lampposts on the seafront feature a familiar coiled shell.
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There are a few well known shelled giant cephalopods from the fossil record. Some of the largest recorded ammonites are in the genus Parapuzosia, fossils of which reach up to 2m in diameter.
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