<em>Belemnoteuthis antiquus</em> NHM OR25966 (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

<em>Belemnoteuthis antiquus</em> NHM OR25966

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Belemnoteuthis antiquus NHM OR25966, a 166 million year old exceptionally preserved extinct squid-relative was found near Bristol (Christian Malford). These ancient cephalopods with their large internal shell were not as fast as their recently evolved relatives, which survived until today's squid and cuttlefish.

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Jonathan Jackson and Zoë Hughes, NHMUK

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