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TF0401 - Belemnite
Stratigraphic Range
Carboniferous to Cretaceous
Taxonomy
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Belemnitida
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Belemnitida
Distinctive Features
Guard of radial calcite crystals
Conical cavity where phragmocone used to be
Conical cavity where phragmocone used to be
Preservation
Aragonitic phragmocone dissolved
Sediment infil of conical cavity where phragmocone used to be (set 1 only)
Sediment infil of conical cavity where phragmocone used to be (set 1 only)