Cylindroteuthis puzosiana
Belmnoidea
Geological Time: Middle Jurassic, Lower Lias, Sinemurian Stage
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 100 mm long, up to 23 mm across
Fossil Site: Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Code: AAF365
Price: Sold
 Description:
This is a fine example of a belemnite entirely free of matrix. Belemnites
were squid-like carnivores possessing a pencil-shaped internal shell
known as a guard. They evolved during the Carboniferous, being most
prevalent during the Jurassic, only to become extinct with the dinosaurs
in the end-Cretaceous event. |
