Nautilus fossil preserved three-dimensional in iron pyrite

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The fossil of an animal that roamed the ocean 185 million years ago, preserved three-dimensional in iron pyrite

Nautilus is a shelled cephalopod, still around today, their family have been on Earth for half a billion years

[Faux pas]

1. In Awe!

Mother Nature is Amazing

[Bayard]

2. Beautiful!

Thanks for posting.

[Chainfire]

3. That is about the closest thing to immortality that one could ask for.

[Karadeniz]

4. WOW!!!!