Specimen Name: Belemnitella americana
Common Name: Belemnite
Specimen Code: 09CEPH00002-06
Acquisition Method: Hand collected (October 2010)
Locale: Burches Ferry, Florence, South Carolina, USA
Formation: PeeDee Formation
Geologic Time Period: Late Cretaceous Period
Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Cephalopoda – Coleoidea – Belemnoidea – Belemnitida – Belemnitellidae – Belemnitella – Americana
Description of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 02: Long, deep brown guard with a lighter tan towards the tip and white mottling; broken at one point and repaired with archival glue
- Specimen 03: Almost entirely white guard with patches of deep brown, rough texture; inside is filled with sediment
- Specimen 04: Dark brown guard with mottled grey and white, rough texture; broken close to the tip end, but repaired with archival glue
- Specimen 05: Translucent amber-brown guard, very smooth with sediment removed from inside
- Specimen 06: Small, grey guard with fine point; bottom half is broken off
Measurements of Each Specimen:
- Specimen 02: 98.5mm x 11mm x 10mm
- Specimen 03: 83mm x 9mm x 7mm
- Specimen 04: 74.5mm x 10mm x 7mm
- Specimen 05: 58.5mm x 13mm x 10mm
- Specimen 06: 38mm x 9mm x 7mm
The Fossil Ark 