Rare bits
The most commonly fossilised cephalopod parts are shells (of ammonites or nautili) and guards (of belemnites). Very rarely, as here, parts of their hard jaws are found. This specimen is most likely to be from a nautilus.
Nautilus
Museum:
Dorset
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Lower Lias
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Nautilus
Scientific Name:
Rhyncholite
Age:
195 million years
Where it was Found:
Charmouth
Found by:
Richard Edmonds
Accession Number:
DCM.G.11664
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