Ammonite Fossil Replica

Object/Artifact

Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

Ammonite Fossil Replica

Entry/Object ID

Q2022.23.1

Description

Replica of an ammonite fossil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Replica

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Specimen, Animal

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Reproduction

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Biospecimen

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Biological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Interpretative Labels

Label

Ammonite - Ammonites are extinct, hard-shelled invertebrates whose living relatives are squid and octopus. They move by expelling water through a funnel like opening and propelling themselves in the opposite direction. The ranged in size from a small button to a large tractor tire. They were an important food source for many larger marine reptiles.