Belemnotheutis
Sign in to saveBelemnotheutis is an extinct coleoid cephalopod genus from the middle and upper Jurassic, related to but morphologically distinct from belemnites. Belemnotheutis fossils are some of the best preserved among coleoids. Remains of soft tissue are well-documented in some specimens, even down to microscopic muscle tissue. In 2008, a group of paleontologists even recovered viable ink from ink sacs found in several specimens.
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It is catalogued under topics including Belemnites, Jurassic cephalopods and Late Jurassic genus extinctions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassCephalopoda
- OrderBelemnitida
- FamilyBelemnoteuthididae
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- Distribution and geological time range
- Taxonomy and nomenclature
- Species
- Fossil ink
- History and controversy
- References
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Belemnotheutis is an extinct coleoid cephalopod genus from the middle and upper Jurassic, related to but morphologically distinct from belemnites. Belemnotheutis fossils are some of the best preserved among coleoids. Remains of soft tissue are well-documented in some specimens, even down to microscopic muscle tissue. In 2008, a group of paleontologists even recovered viable ink from ink sacs found in several specimens.
This genus was the subject of a dispute between several eminent 19th century British paleontologists, notably between Richard Owen and Gideon Mantell. Some authors incorrectly spell the genus Belemnoteuthis following the usual spelling teuthis (τευθίς) for 'squid'.
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