This squid is well-preserved in a limestone nodule. When phragmoteuthids like this retain the fossilised ink sac, the ink can be ground up, mixed with water and then used to write or draw with!
Squid
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Black Ven Marls
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Squid
Scientific Name:
Phragmoteuthid
Age:
190 million years
Where it was Found:
Black Ven, Lyme Regis
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
L.2013.16
Images:
