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Reconstructing Megateuthis, the largest known belemnite

Started by Halichoeres, June 07, 2024, 09:39:55 PM

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June 07, 2024, 09:39:55 PM
Most belemnites are known only from their mineralized rostra, but a few, like Passaloteuthis, have soft parts preserved. Based on those, this study tries to reconstruct what Megateuthis, the largest known belemnite, would have looked like when alive. We might have been looking at a belemnite two or three meters long, huge for a group of animals that were usually less than half a meter long.

A range of possibilites for the two Megateuthis species:


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