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Cephalopod
Record Number
WDS534
Fossil Description
Cuttlefish with hooklets eating another teuthid. Very rare representation of life event in the fossil record.
Taxonomy
Class
Cephalopoda
Order
Phragmoteuthida
Genus
Phragmoteuthis
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Black Ven
Other Images
Date Of Find
27/02/1997
Date Recorded
03/09/2023
Common Name
Cephalopod
Category
1