3.3" Fossil Belemnite (Acrocoelites) - Germany

This is a 3.3" long (longest half) fossil belemnite (Acrocoelites sp.) from the Jurassic-aged Posidonia Shale of Holzmaden, Germany. It was found in two pieces and has been left as found in the rock. The total length of the belemnite would have been 4.5" long.

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.
SOLD
DETAILS
SPECIES
Acrocoelites sp.
LOCATION
Holzmaden, Germany
FORMATION
Posidonia Shale
SIZE
Belemnite: 3.3", Rock: 5 x 3.7"
ITEM
#264600
GUARANTEE
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our specimens.