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Belemnites |
Belemnites are marine creatures. Their fossilised remains are often found with those of the related ammonites. The bullet-shaped fossil is actually part of the creatures internal skeleton called a guard. The folk-name for belemnites is Devil’s Thunderbolts. Belemnite guards are extremely common fossils in the Oxford clay. The most common species found is Cylindroteuthis pusoziana.
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Belemnite Guard. Cylindroteuthis, a large Jurassic belemnite from the Oxford Clay |
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Neohiboloites, a small species of Cretaceous belemnite
from the Gault Clay.
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| Reconstruction of a belemnite, the soft fleshy parts are coloured pink. |