Pachyteuthis
Extinct genus of molluscs
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Pachyteuthis is a genus of belemnite that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous,[1] and has been found in Asia, Europe and North America.[2] The type species is P. densus.
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| Fossil of P. densus from the Swift Formation | |
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| Genus: | †Pachyteuthis Bayle, 1878 |
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| †Pachyteuthis densus (Meek & Hayden, 1858) | |