4.8" Cretaceous Fossil Squid with Ink Sack & Tentacles - Lebanon

Cretaceous Fossil Squid with Ink Sack & Tentacles - Lebanon #163097

This is a gorgeous, 4.8" long, soft-bodied fossil squid from the Upper Cretaceous marine deposits of Lebanon. Soft bodied organisms are uncommon in the fossil record. This soft bodied squid specimen still includes a partial ink sack and beautifully preserved tentacles. There is a repaired crack through the limestone, along with some portions of the specimen that chipped away during collection, requiring glue to piece it back together.

This specimen has a positive and negative half, however they're being sold separately. If you're interested in both halves of this specimen at a discounted price, please contact us via phone ((866) 550-2013) or email (support@fossilera.com ). It comes with an acrylic display stand.

The discovery of amazingly preserved marine fossils near Hakel, Lebanon dates back many centuries. In fact, they were first mentioned in writing by Herodotus, over 450 years before the birth of Christ. The first scientific work on these localities began in the 1800s: these deposits have been meticulously quarried by several Lebanese families for over a century. We purchase our specimens directly from one of these families.

These deposits represent a warm, shallow sea of the Middle Cretaceous, and have yielded over 70 types of fish and numerous other genera found nowhere else in the world. The preservation on many of these specimens is truly amazing: many examples of soft bodied preservation have been found.

A photo of the quarry at Hakel, Lebanon