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A fat one

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:08:21 +0000

My biggest belemnite guard in terms of volume, 13 cm long and 5 cm wide, and it's not even complete

Belemnite protoconch

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:07:03 +0000

Guardless preservation in Shmelovka allows to see protoconchs, this one is only 0,3 mm wide

Shmelovka belemnite preservation

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:05:25 +0000

One of the rarer sites with dissolved calcite, Shmelovka features guardless phragmacones, which you can even sift for

Pyritized belemnite phragmocone

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:10:51 +0000

Ulyanovsk specimens

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:10:49 +0000

Oxfordian Hibolites

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:02:57 +0000

These are typical Mod-Oxfordian finds, small (2-3 cm) fusiform belemnite guards

A big one

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:00:09 +0000

Lots of belemnites in Peski quarry, but they are either small or partial. This is a rare big Callovian (?) specimen

Partial belemnite "skeleton"

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:58:37 +0000

Bronnitsy is the place to search for articulated guards and phragmacones. They are rare, but I hope to find a good one some day.

Typical Fili Park finds

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 19:55:59 +0000

Lots of nature lovers visit the site to collect belemnites. They are not large and require someone to actually dig holes more or less frequently, otherwise they are quickly depleted. Here are the biggest specimens, 6-8 cm long