
We Dig Ammonites
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Jodi Summers-an accomplished journalist and passionate fossil collector-guides readers through the entire arc of ammonite history. She explores the evolution, proliferation, extinction, and fossilization of these captivating cephalopods, situating the story in the progression of deep time. Summers also prospects prime fossil-hunting locations, sharing tips, export legalities, and inside scoops for enthusiasts and collectors in search of notable specimens. She takes us along on her globe-spanning journeys: from the desert to the seashore, up mountains and down canyons, to the backrooms of natural history institutions and the floors of fossil shows.
We Dig Ammonites features hundreds of lavish color photographs of rare specimens that showcase the splendor of these magnificent molluscs. This book is an ode to one of the world's most compelling fossils and an invitation to catch a glimpse of vanished epochs.
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Jodi Summers is a field associate in paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History. She was an editor for several rock music magazines and has published three books on the music industry. Her ammonite collection includes more than a thousand specimens.
Andy Secher, a field associate in paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History, is the author of Travels with Trilobites: Adventures in the Paleozoic (Columbia, 2022) and The Trilobite Collector's Guide (Columbia, 2024).
Neil H. Landman is curator emeritus in the Department of Invertebrate Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History.
Content
Preface
Foreword by Andy Secher
Foreword by Dr. Neil H. Landman
1. The Aristocratic Ammonite
2. Orders and Disorder
3. Named for a God
4. Ammonites Are Tools to Mark Time
5. Death and Fossilization
6. Calcite and Aragonite
7. The Animal in the Ammonite Shell
8. Size Matters between Ammonites
9. What Ammonites Ate
10. What Ate Ammonites
11. Heteromorphs Are a Wacky Part of Evolution
12. Ammonites Are Sacred
13. They Arrived After One Extinction and Expired from Another
14. What You End Up Collecting
Closing Words
Epilogue, by Neal L. Larson
Acknowledgments and Thank Yous
Bibliography/Additional Resources
Index
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