Belemnitella americana (Morton 1830) Squid pen fossil
Dublin Core
Alternative Title
Squid-like creature (Belemoidea)
Description
Extinct order - Belemnitella's closest living relative is the cuttle fish. The fossil you see here is the internal skeleton of the creature.
Coverage
Spatial Coverage
Late Cretaceous
Temporal Coverage
66 million years
Source
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license
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Citation
“Belemnitella americana (Morton 1830) Squid pen fossil,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed October 30, 2025, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1534.
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