Belemnoids

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Belemnoids

Entry/Object ID

96.01.013

Description

Multiple belemnoid cone/internal shell specimens in a rocky matrix. Appear to be both preserved phragmocones and guards. Possibly belemnites (ID'd as such by Steve Miller) Lived in shallow seas during the middle to late Paleozoic and the Mesozoic (Mesozoic only if belemnites). Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Superorder: Belemnoidea (Order Belemnitida?) Mineral Info (Calcite) Crystal System: Hexagonal System Fracture: Conchoidal Grain Size: Fine Hardness: 3 Calcite Luster: Vitreous Rock Origin: Marine Rock Type: Sedimentary Streak: white

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Width

4-3/4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Length

6-1/4 in

Location

Location

Room

Fossil Room

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Exhibit