#baculites

[segmentedleg]

Nacreous aragonite shell of Baculites ammonite (Cretaceous) 1

[yee-qi]

perspectives time! we're dealing with the Cenozoic now...check out #perspectives for more of this journey through evolution!

"The Dying of the 'Lites" Loxolophus/Baculites Paleogene, 65 million years ago, Corral Bluff

Contrary to popular belief, ammonites didn't quite die out at the end of the Cretaceous. Some genera hung on some half a million years further than that, a dead clade swimming. Fossils from Europe show this quite well, and it seems the fossils themselves were not...misplaced or anything like that. Baculites was one of these genera. Occupying the majority of Earth's oceans in some form or another, Baculites could grow over six feet long. And despite its survival of the asteroid, the ultimate collapse of ocean ecosystems and perhaps ocean acidification sealed its doom even though it lived to see the seas begin to recover. Mammals, too, began growing large. In North America, the big guys started off as beasties like Didelphodon, the size of an opossum. But now we have the raccoon-sized Loxolophus - and only a few hundred thousand years later, the dog-sized Eoconodon. In the absence of competition, they diversified and they grew, and they did so *fast.* This was only the beginning. And thus we set the stage for this scene - one of the last shelled cephalopods of the surface meeting its end as the mammals begin their rise, and continuity from one era to another.

[aquatark]

Baculites - Veiled Sea

Endless Ocean Luminous, Nintendo Switch

has anyone ever made candy canes or chocolate bark or smth that looks like this fella. the pattern just made me think it'd be a good (and tasty) idea

[eternal-gromnommer]

a day late for Mermay but Prehistoric Planet hit some creative inspiration so have some funky ammonite merpeople

[alycaonpictus]

During the age of the dinosaurs, the ocean was also host to an explosion of life, full of unique reptiles, fish, and cephalopods. Species featured: Tyrannosaurus rex Globidens alabamaensis Squalicorax falcatus Pachyrhizodus caninus Baculites vertebralis

[thycheshirecat]

Fanmade Vivosaurs: (Aquatic Edition!)

Today's first Vivosaur is the Cretaceous Cone Baclite (Baculites) Baculites is a large conical ammonite, as such it may be easily mistaken for a nautioud at first glance. Baclite comes equipped with Enflame upon entering battle, so make sure you get good use out of the extra damage on the first turn. It also boasts high speed for an ammonite so may tip the scales in one's favor even further.

Also hailing from the Cretaceous is the Satanic Scarlet Styxo (Styxosaurus) Styxosaurus is one of the largest plesiosaurs of the Cretaceous and boasts a nasty set of gnashers used to ensnare prey. This demonic plesiosaur is a double edged sword due to its crazy support effects that can either completely cripple its allies or make them nigh unstoppable!

And lastly we have... this thing... Odens (Omnidens) is the largest organism of the Cambrian Period, three times the size of the 60cm Anomalocaris. The tentacle pattern flowing across its back and the symbol of Azathoth engraved into its head serve as warnings of its Lovecraftian power, though only a fraction of this power can be used at a time by the creature. Warning: Odens is the only vivosaur whose fossil is both giant AND curious, meaning you'll need to stock up on as much time plus consumables as possible.

[skyradiant]

Life of our Prehistoric Planet: Baculites vertebralis.

[extinctworld-ua]

Baculites

Baculites — вимерлий рід головоногих молюсків з майже прямою черепашкою, що належав до гетероморфних амонітів. Рід був поширеним по всьому світу протягом більшої частини пізньої крейди та, навіть, ненадовго пережив масове вимирання на межі крейди-палеогену. Baculites був названий Ламарком (Lamarck) у 1799 році.

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