Ammolite - Canada 2aaf8c6acfdc6f4d7132de6e4abdab8e the Solnhofen Limestone beds contain

the Solnhofen Limestone beds contain a rare assemblage of fossilized organisms

These calm waters also had an extremely high saline content and were so low in oxygen that they could not support life

6 million years ago

almost all modern humans (outside a small section of Africa) have ~ 2% of their genome related to Neanderthal

Ammolite - Canada 2aaf8c6acfdc6f4d7132de6e4abdab8e the Solnhofen Limestone beds containAmmolite is a natural creation, formed by multiple thin layers of aragonite on Ammonites, 'a shelled sea animal similar to a nautilus', creating a beautiful display of iridescent color rivaling that of fine opal. These special pieces are highly valued because of their rarity in locality and quality. There is only a small area of the St. Mary River, in southwestern Alberta, Canada, where the world's commercial supply of Ammolite comes from. Only two