Jeletzkya
Jeletzkya Temporal range:
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artist's reconstruction of J. douglassae | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Class: | Cephalopoda
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Order: | Teuthida
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Genus: | Jeletzkya
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Species: | J. douglassae
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Jeletzkya douglassae is a fossil coleoid from the early Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek lagerstätten and represents the earliest known crown-group squid.[1] Non-mineralized anatomy is preserved and comprises ten hooked tentacles and a radula.
References[]
- ^ Johnson, RG; Richardson ES, Jr (1968-02-02). "Ten-armed fossil cephalopod from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois". Science. 159 (814): 526–8. doi:10.1126/science.159.3814.526. JSTOR 1722879. PMID 5635152.
Categories:
- Carboniferous cephalopods
- Cephalopod genera
- Carboniferous animals of North America
- Prehistoric cephalopod stubs
- Carboniferous animal stubs