New Members wc257 Posted December 29, 2014 New Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 This was found in Big Brook, N.J. in the area between Boundary Road and Hillsdale Road. The geologic formations in this area are Late Cretaceous and I have found many Belemnitella that are common for the Late Cretaceous, but this one puzzles me. All the information I can find points to this fossil being a Bactrite from the Devonian through Permian Periods. Can anyone shed some light? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It looks like a belemnite phragmocone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It looks like a belemnite phragmocone. Bingo! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoreBack Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Al Dente is right on the money! That is, compared to what I've found, a rather nice specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yep, a phragmocone steinkern. But you were in the right ballpark: those regularly spaced lines are analogous to the chambers in a Bactrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members wc257 Posted December 29, 2014 Author New Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thank you for your responses. About 20 minutes ago I was given a quick lesson on the basic anatomy of belemnites. It is clear to me now that this is a phragmocone. Thanks again for you help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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