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Directory: Belemnitida

Belemnitida Gray, 1849 - belemnites ^†

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Author: Karla Otta [Other photographs by this author]

Determination author: Karla Otta [Determination history and verification]

Belemnite, an ancestor of modern squid. Lived in the epoch of Mesozoic (Cretaceous and Jurassic). Become extinct the same time as dinosaurs. Name from Greek "belemon" meaning dart or lance. The fossil is remainder of belemnites hard inner shell. Found on beach in Trimingham, North Norfolk, England.

Author: Karla Otta

Associated glossary terms: fossil

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