Baculites Fossil #1
by Ted Kinsman
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Baculites Fossil #1
Artist
Ted Kinsman
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Photograph - Photograph
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Baculites ("walking stick rock") is a genus of extinct marine animals in the phylum Mollusca and class Cephalopoda. They are a straight-shelled type of ammonite that lived worldwide in the Late Cretaceous period. Baculites grew up to two meters long and are thought to have lived in a vertical orientation with the head hanging straight down. This specimen is from South Dakota.
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June 1st, 2013
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