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Kenneth De Baets

Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite

"We collected data of the proportions of the hard parts of some Jurassic belemnites in order to learn about shared characteristics in their gross anatomy. This knowledge is then applied to the Bajocian genus Megateuthis, which is the largest known belemnite genus worldwide."

doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-003

Reconstructions of Megateuthis elliptica combining two alternative assumptions for maximum rostrum length and maximum phragmocone diameter and of M. suevica using proportions of the soft tissue-specimens of Passaloteuthis.
A reconstructed scene from the Germanic Basin during the Bajocian (e.g. in Germany, Luxembourg or Switzerland) with Megateuthis suevica catching a lytoceratid, a five-meter-long ophthalmosaurid like Argovisaurus, and nautilids in the background. These species co-existed in central Europe, but there is no direct evidence for their actual interactions.
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May 31, 2024, 09:43 AM·Public·Web
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