Fossil coleoid cephalopod from the Mississippian Bear Gulch Lagerstätte sheds light on early vampyropod evolution
Abstract We describe an exceptionally well-preserved vampyropod, Syllipsimopodi bideni gen. et sp. nov., from the Carboniferous (Mississippian) Bear Gulch Lagerstätte of Montana, USA. The specimen possesses a gladius and ten robust arms bearing biserial rows of suckers; it is the only known vampyrop...
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| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28333-5 |