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Pachyteuthis

Pachyteuthis is a genus of belemnites that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, and has been found in Asia, Europe and North America. The type species is Pachyteuthis densus.

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Pachyteuthis
Temporal range:
Fossil of P. densus from the Swift Formation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Belemnitida
Genus:
†Pachyteuthis

Bayle, 1878
Type species
†Pachyteuthis densus
(Meek & Hayden, 1858)

Pachyteuthis is a genus of belemnites that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous,1 and has been found in Asia, Europe and North America.2 The type species is Pachyteuthis densus.

References

References

  1. Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (Page 162)
  2. Pachyteuthis in the Paleobiology Database