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Belemnotheutis
Two drawings of Belemnotheutis phragmocones by Gideon Mantell.
Two drawings of Belemnotheutis phragmocones by Gideon Mantell.
Reconstruction of Belemnotheutis in life
Reconstruction of Belemnotheutis in life
Left and Center: erroneous reconstructions by Richard Owen. Right: a restoration by Joseph Pearce, the original discoverer of Belemnotheutis. It is al
Left and Center: erroneous reconstructions by Richard Owen. Right: a restoration by Joseph Pearce, the original discoverer of Belemnotheutis. It is also the illustration copied in 2008 using ~150 million year old ink recovered from the fossilized ink sac of Belemnotheutis antiquus.
Squid
Squid
Fossil Rhomboteuthis from the Lower Callovian (c. 164 Mya, middle Jurassic) of La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France
Fossil Rhomboteuthis from the Lower Callovian (c. 164 Mya, middle Jurassic) of La Voulte-sur-Rhône, France
Fossil Plesioteuthis from the Tithonian (c. 150 Mya, upper Jurassic), Solnhofen, Germany
Fossil Plesioteuthis from the Tithonian (c. 150 Mya, upper Jurassic), Solnhofen, Germany
Basic squid features (ventral aspect)
Basic squid features (ventral aspect)