Biology:Pachyteuthis

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Pachyteuthis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Early Cretaceous
Pachyteuthis densus (fossil belemnite) (Swift Formation, Jurassic; Carbon County, Montana, USA) 1 (49075434606).jpg
Fossil of P. densus from the Swift Formation
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Pachyteuthis

Bayle, 1878
Binomial name
Pachyteuthis densus
(Meek & Hayden, 1858)

Pachyteuthis is a genus of belemnite that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous,[1] and has been found in Asia, Europe and North America.[2] The type species is P. densus.

Sources

  1. Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 162)
  2. Pachyteuthis in the Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q4119240 entry