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Name:
Unidentified Fossil Squid
Age: Cretaceous
Formation: Cenomanian
Location: Hajoula, Lebanon
Size: Squid is 2.2 inches long including tentacles
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Here is an extremely unusual fossil. This is an unidentified fossil squid from the famous Cenomanian sublithographic limestone of Lebanon. Due to political unrest, specimens from this location are becoming increasingly difficult to obtain. Squid are incredibly rare in the fossil record, probably due to the absence of hard parts, which are more easily fossilized than soft tissue. The Lebanese Limestone Quarries are world-famous for the exquisite preservation of their fossils, especially the fish and shrimp. This fossil squid is easily seen on the large, semi-rectangular plate of sublithographic limestone. The phragmacone and soft body tissue (tentacles!) are very nicely displayed. This is a very aesthetic fossil squid from the tumultuous Middle East.
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