Simoniteuthis, a new vampyromorph coleoid with prey in its arms from the Early Jurassic of Luxembourg

Abstract The evolutionary history of the cephalopod order Vampyromorpha with its only recent representative, Vampyroteuthis infernalis, the deep-sea vampire squid, is still obscure and a new specimen from the Early Jurassic of Luxembourg, provides new information on the vampyromorph morphology at th...

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Main Authors: Dirk Fuchs, Robert Weis, Ben Thuy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00303-y