Acrocoelites pyramidalis (specimen 23-24)

Specimen Name: Acrocoelites pyramidalis
Common Name: Belemnite
Specimen Code: 09CEPH00023-24
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: Aveyron, France
Formation: Obtusum Zone, Lower Lias Formation
Geologic Time Period: Early Jurassic Period

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Mollusca – Cephalopoda – Coleoidea – Belemnoidea – Belemnitida – Belemnitina – Megateuthididae – Acrocoelites – Pyramidalis

Description of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 23: A large, thick black guard with lime sediment inside of it
• Specimen 24: A long, slender black guard that has been broken towards the middle and repaired with archival glue

Measurements of Each Specimen:

• Specimen 23: 58mm x 10mm x 8mm
• Specimen 24: 60mm x 7mm x 6mm