''Bactritimimus'' is a
genus
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of
belemnite
Belemnitida (or the belemnite) is an extinct order of squid-like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous. Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone. The parts are, from the arms-most to ...
from the
Mississippian Epoch
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.
Species
* ''Bactritimimus girtyi'' Flower and Gordon 1959
* ''Bactritimimus ulrichi'' Flower and Gordon 1959
See also
*
Belemnite
Belemnitida (or the belemnite) is an extinct order of squid-like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous. Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone. The parts are, from the arms-most to ...
*
List of belemnites
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References
Belemnites
Carboniferous cephalopods
Extinct animals of the United States
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