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Extinct order - Belemnitella's closest living relative is the cuttle fish. The fossil you see here is the internal skeleton of the creature.

(DSM# 10173) Extinct genus - This straight-shelled ammonite is also known as the "walking stick rock". It is thought that they lived in the middle of the water column and did not spend significant time on the ocean floor or the surface.

(DSM# FK124) Extinct genus - Baculites and other ammonites show intricate patterns on their shells called suture marks. Suture patterns are unique to species and indicate the shape of the chamber in which the animal lived.

(DSM# 3258/FK123) Extinct genus - Baculites are often preserved with some of their original shell. The shell is beautifully irridescent.

(DSM# FK342) Extinct genus - This is a marine crab that has only one species assigned to it. It is exclusively found in Cretaceous sediments of the southeastern United States.