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Cretaceous Lebanese Squid
7 December 2021, 10:00 PST
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Cretaceous Lebanese Squid
Trachyteuthis
Cretaceous
Hjoula, Lebanon
Unlike the well-known fishes of Cretaeous Lebanon, the soft bodied fossils of Hjoula are much more rare. Trachyteuthis is an extinct squid which may actually be more closed related to the octopus. Typically, only the beaks of these rare cephalopods are fossilized. However, the body of the present fine specimen is almost completely preserved and includes the ink sack as well. Specimen measuring 1 ¾ in; Matrix measuring 3 ½ x 3 in
Cretaceous
Hjoula, Lebanon
Unlike the well-known fishes of Cretaeous Lebanon, the soft bodied fossils of Hjoula are much more rare. Trachyteuthis is an extinct squid which may actually be more closed related to the octopus. Typically, only the beaks of these rare cephalopods are fossilized. However, the body of the present fine specimen is almost completely preserved and includes the ink sack as well. Specimen measuring 1 ¾ in; Matrix measuring 3 ½ x 3 in

