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Cephalopod
Record Number
WDS535
Fossil Description
New and undescribed species of Cuttlefish. Soft part preservation. Sepia type but is 15 million years older than any previously found in Upper Lias. Part and counterpart.
Taxonomy
Class
Cephalopoda
Order
Sepiida
General stratigraphy
(ex situ)
Formation
Charmouth Mudstone
Member
Black Ven Mudstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Lower Jurassic
Age
Sinemurian
Location Area
Stonebarrow
Other Images
Date Of Find
18/01/2001
Date Recorded
03/09/2023
Common Name
Cephalopod
Category
1