Belemnite Morphology

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bullet shaped component that counterbalanced the head
guard
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chambered part in the guard filled with air used for buoyancy
phragmocone
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tube linking the chambers. controls the amount of air in the phragmocone
siphuncle
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first chamber
protoconch
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flattened extension of the guard
proostracum
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mode of life
nektonic
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what are belemnites good indicators of?
paleocurrent
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what are belemnites often found in?
death assemblages
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how was horizontal movement controlled?
jet propulsion
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belemnite phylum
mollusca
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belemnite class
cephlapoda
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when were they abundant?
cretaceous
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Card 2

Front

chambered part in the guard filled with air used for buoyancy

Back

phragmocone

Card 3

Front

tube linking the chambers. controls the amount of air in the phragmocone

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

first chamber

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

flattened extension of the guard

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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