This squid is well-preserved, and retains traces of the soft body parts and the ink sac. Fossils preserved in limestone nodules like this often retain unusual features.
Squid
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Belemnite Marls
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Squid
Scientific Name:
Phragmoteuthis
Age:
190 million years
Where it was Found:
Black Ven, Lyme Regis
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
L.1973.417
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