What are ammonites?
Ammonites are extinct cephalopods related to modern squids and octopuses. They had spiral shells, tentacles and would have looked similar to the modern nautilus despite not being closely related.
What is Amanita virosa?
Commonly referred to as the Destroying Angel, Amanita virosa is a deadly poisonous fungus. The Destroying Angel is found infrequently in the lowlands but is more plentiful in mountainous areas in Britain and Ireland.
Where are ammonite fossils found?
These ginormous species have been found in Europe and Mexico, painting an interesting picture of the resource availability of both locations to allow for such incredible growth. The world’s largest ammonite fossil, a 5.9 foot wide specimen of the species Parapuzosia seppenradensis at the Museum of Natural History in Münster.
What is the world’s biggest ammonite?
The world’s largest ammonite fossil, a 5.9 foot wide specimen of the species Parapuzosia seppenradensis at the Museum of Natural History in Münster. Had it’s living chamber been complete it is estimated it would have been 8.4 feet wide.
Ammonites are a distinctive class of extinct invertebrates within the Phylum Mollusca. These spectacular looking marine animals thrived in the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Eras, which equates to approximately 408 to 65 million years ago.
Is Amanita phalloides poisonous?
Amanita phalloides is the type species of Amanita section Phalloideae, a group that contains all of the deadly poisonous Amanita species thus far identified. Most notable of these are the species known as destroying angels, namely Amanita virosa and Amanita bisporigera, as well as the fool’s mushroom (A. verna).
What is ammolite?
Ammolites (going by the trade name Korite) are thin, iridescent layers of the ammonites fossilized shell. The ammonites that become Ammolite lived primarily in an inland subtropical sea referred to now as the Western Interior Seaway, just east of the Rocky Mountains near Alberta Canada.
What is the optimal treatment for fulminant hepatic failure from Amanita phalloides poisoning?
“Letter to the editor: Liver transplantation represents the optimal treatment for fulminant hepatic failure from Amanita phalloides poisoning”. Transplant International. 19 (4): 344–5. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00275.x.