Pachyteuthis densus
UNB-2018-0523Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Coleoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Order: Belemnitida
Genus: Pachyteuthis (Bayle, 1878)
Species: Pachyteuthis densus (Meek and Hayden, 1858)
Four symmetrical cylindrical specimens with acute to rounded apex. One specimen is missing the apex. Three specimens have visible alveolus with one of these three specimens having the alveolus infilled with sediment. Thin groove near the apex is present on the two medium sized specimens. Circular cross section.
Specifications
| Object name | Pachyteuthis densus |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0523 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Coleoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Jurassic Epoch: Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic Age: Bathonian to Oxfordian |
| Numeric age | 168.3 - 163.5 Mya |
| Origin | Fremont County, Wyoming, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 4 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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