Wyoteuthis linsterorum — chunky Jurassic belemnite from Wyoming, USA

A chunky Jurassic belemnite, a squid relative, from Wyoming, USA, with a rostrum up to 60 mm wide, the thickest of its kind on record, and a total length of only about 55–60 cm. Two specimens from the Redwater Shale Member of the Sundance Formation, documented in Papers in Palaeontology and named for fossil collector Cliff Linster. News article: https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/marine-science/this-fossil-hunter-went-looking-for-ancient-remains-in-wyoming-and-came-back-with-a-160-million-year-old-cousin-of-the-squid [https://www.bioscience.com.pk/en/subject/marine-science/this-fossil-hunter-went-looking-for-ancient-remains-in-wyoming-and-came-back-with-a-160-million-year-old-cousin-of-the-squid] — Second image: fossil compared with a common Pachyteuthis specimen, credit The University of Manchester: https://www.bioscience.com.pk/images/f703659e16.avif [https://www.bioscience.com.pk/images/f703659e16.avif] — Third image: artist’s illustration swimming through prehistoric seas, credit The University of Manchester: https://www.bioscience.com.pk/images/c012878ca0.avif [https://www.bioscience.com.pk/images/c012878ca0.avif]