TF0402 Belemnite

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Title

TF0402

Belemnite

Description

Stratigraphic Range

Carboniferous to Cretaceous

Taxonomy

Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Belemnitida

Set 1:
Group: Cylindroteuthis
Set 2:
Group: unknown

Distinctive Features

Guard with radial calcite crystals
Crushed conical hole where phragmocone used to be
Long, near cylindrical shape

Preservation

Dissolution of phragmocone
Sediment infill of conical cavity where phragmocone used to be
Crushing of infilled phragmocone area

Citation

“TF0402
Belemnite,” 1A Collections, accessed April 9, 2024, https://wserv3.esc.cam.ac.uk/p1acollections/items/show/82.