Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite

Abstract Belemnite rostra are very abundant in Mesozoic marine deposits in many regions. Despite this abundance, soft-tissue specimens of belemnites informing about anatomy and proportions of these coleoid cephalopods are extremely rare and limited to a few moderately large genera like Passaloteuthi...

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Published in:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Main Authors: Christian Klug, Günter Schweigert, René Hoffmann, Dirk Fuchs, Alexander Pohle, Robert Weis, Kenneth De Baets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00320-x