Nautilus and Allonautilus : two decades of progress / W. Bruce Saunders and Neil H. Landman -- Nautilus and Allonautilus : annotated bibliography of references published since 1987 / Emily ...

A chemist explores why the fossilized shells of ammonites, squid-like marine animals that vanished with the dinosaurs, are so ...

Microscopic analysis has revealed that trends in body ornamentation were shared across Indonesian islands. A team of researchers have found a shared penchant for sewing reflective shell beds onto ...

The origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell — are reported in research published in Scientific Reports. The colours of ...

Although its name and likeness are ubiquitous, very little is actually known about the nautilus, a sea creature distinguished by its hallmark spiral-shaped shell. However, three new species of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Dutch merchants sailing back and forth to Indonesia in the 17th century to monopolize European trade in nutmeg, mace and cloves, were also delighted to bring home large, flawless ...