Cephalopods were mollusks, like gastropods, scaphopods, chitons, and bivalves. Like many mollusks they had shells made of calcium carbonate and processed food with a toothed, tongue-like radula. Cephalopods are still alive today, and include the nautilus, squid, cuttlefish, octopuses, and others. Cephalopods found at Seven Stars Agoniatites vanuxemi VERY RARE Bactrites aciculum UNCOMMON Michelinoceras telamonContinue reading “Cephalopods”
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Bringing Invertebrates to Life: Plectronoceras
Welcome to the first Bringing Invertebrates to Life post! These posts are specifically designed for paleoartists interested in accurately reconstructing ancient invertebrates. Plectronoceras was the earliest known cephalopod, living 504 million years ago. It was a small nautiloid, and while not well-known, there are a many reconstructions of it. In this post, we’ll look intoContinue reading “Bringing Invertebrates to Life: Plectronoceras”