Megateuthis gigantea
Temporal range: Jurassic
Fossilised guards of M. gigantea (top and centre) and M. aalensis (bottom)
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M. gigantea
Binomial name
Megateuthis gigantea
(von Schlotheim, 1820)

Megateuthis gigantea is the largest known belemnite species, reaching about 50 mm and 700mm in maximum diameter and length of rostrum, respectively.[1] The fossil remains were discovered in Europe and Asia.

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References

  1. Paleontological Research, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 21–25, January 1, 2015 © by the Palaeontological Society of Japan doi:10.2517/2014PR025


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