Belemnite
Fossil
Also called Thunderbolt, Devil's finger, and Belemnitella
About it
Bullet-shaped guards of radiating calcite from extinct squid-like animals, often honey-coloured and translucent. Common in Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of England, Germany, and Denmark; Delaware's state fossil is a belemnite.
- Type
- Fossil (mollusc)
- Group
- Cephalopod (mollusc)
- Colours
- honey, amber, brown, grey, cream
- Transparency
- translucent, opaque
- Periods
- Jurassic, Cretaceous
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.