Ammonoid Color Patterns Color patterns on ammonoid cephalopods are rarely preserved despite the fact that millions of the shells of these extinct animals have been recovered from Devonian through the Upper Cretaceous rocks that were deposited in a wide variety of marine environments around...

2nd chapter by Mapes & Larson dealt with “ #Ammonoid #Color #Patterns”: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

In the meantime, additional fake and true color patterns have been found in #ammonoids (doi.org/10.1111/brv....) and #nautiloids (doi.org/10.54103/203...).

Video for ESCONI Paleontology Meeting May 2025 - "Platteville Oncocerid Nautiloids: Living on the Mohawkian Sea Floor" #fossils #paleontology #cephalopods #nautiloids

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Louis Purnell, Airman and Curator [caption id="attachment_11649" align="aligncenter" width="290" caption="Louis R. Purnell sitting at a table, c. 1993, by Unidentified photographer, Color print, Smithsonian Institution Archives, RU 95...

Louis Purnell especially loved working with #Cephalopods and #Nautiloids. He later became the first African American #curator at the National Air and Space Museum

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#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth

E/V Nautilus "The last 2024 #ROVHercules dive was the #grandfinale: our #CorpsofExploration saw 4 #Palaunautilus individuals (Nautilus belauensis) in #Palau’s #GermanChannel! These are the 1st sightings of #nautiloids from #EVNautilus after 1000+ ROV dives over the last 15 years of operations."p