Belemnites are probably the most common fossils found on the beaches, especially around Charmouth. When the animal was alive, the pencil or bullet-shaped shell was surrounded by a soft body, and the creature looked very like a squid.
Belemnite
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Belemnite Marls|probably
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Belemnite
Age:
190 million years
Where it was Found:
Probably Charmouth
Found by:
W.D.Lang
Accession Number:
L.1997.35.258
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