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2.9" Pyritized Fossil Belemnite (Youngibelus) - Germany
This is a 2.9" long fossil belemnite (Youngibelus) from the Jurassic age, Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden, Germany. The belemnite was partially replaced with pyrite during fossilization. It has been exposed from the rock that it was found in.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Belemnites are probably the most well known extinct cephalopod after the ammonites. They lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are fairly common fossils found throughout the world. They had a hard, internal, cone-shaped structure that is often preserved as a fossil, though it is not technically a shell. They had ten arms but, unlike modern squid, these arms had small hooks instead of suckers.
SPECIES
Youngibelus gigas
LOCATION
Holzmaden, Germany
FORMATION
Posidonia Shale
SIZE
2.9" Belemnite, 4.5 x 4.4" Rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#170717
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