Fossil Ammonites: Uncovering Secrets about the Past

Rachel Mohr (Ph.D. Candidate, UA's Department of Geological Sciences and Museum Studies) explains what fossil ammonites are and how studying paleontology helped her research project on the genus 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨 from Alabama. Specimens from UA Museums' paleontology collection were used.
Rachel Mohr's article ➡️ 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙢𝙖, 𝙐𝙎𝘼: 𝙨𝙚𝙭𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙢, 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙖𝙭𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮: bit.ly/3Qp2R5J
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• Video Interview Conducted and Recorded By: Rebecca Johnson, Communications Specialist (UA Museums)
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