Did you know that some people used to think that ammonites were snakes turned to stone?

It's #FridayFact time - let's go! 👇 pic.twitter.com/FvSjqm50KU

— Natural History Museum (@NHM_London) July 22, 2022

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Nipponites mirabilis is a species of ammonite straight out of an M.C. Escher painting. https://t.co/5joEQk4g6X

— NYT Science (@NYTScience) December 10, 2021

Parapuzosia seppenradensis is the largest species of ammonite known. 🐚 Not including the shell, these giant mollusks would have weighed over 1,600 pounds! 📷: @eatdrinkcat @dapperdays #HowDoYouMuseum pic.twitter.com/wtIGyaOT5b

— Natural History Museum of L.A. County (@NHMLA) May 18, 2018

Pictured: The world's largest species of ammonite, Parapuzosia seppenradensis. These molluscs lived in the Late Cretaceous period, in marine environments near what is now Germany. ( 📷 by Werner Otto) pic.twitter.com/BJfdQElAVL

— Johns Hopkins CTY (@CTYJohnsHopkins) March 31, 2019