6.1" Plate of Jurassic Belemnite (Youngibelus) Rostrums - Germany

Plate of Jurassic Belemnite (Youngibelus) Rostrums - Germany #354208

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A complete belemnite showing soft parts preserved in a German museum. Photo by Ghedoghedo

are three fossil belemnite (Youngibelus cf. gigas) rostrums from the Posidonia Shale in Holzmaden, Germany. They've been left partially embedded in the rock they were found in. The longest belemnite measures 4.15" 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.

$65

SPECIES

Youngibelus cf. gigas

AGE

Lower Jurassic - Toarcian Stage (~180 Million Years Ago)