Extinct life is like a box of chocolates
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By , on January 31st, 2012 5 comments   Organisms, Paleobiology   , , , ,  

I celebrated another lap around the sun this weekend, and in honour of that my friend Betty, who lives in Arizona, sent me a rather awesome gift. It wasn’t elegantly wrapped; in fact, its contents were variously contained in a decidedly pedestrian mix of old bubble wrap, styrofoam noodles and plastic bags from Target AND . . . → Read More: Extinct life is like a box of chocolates

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Cephalopod on Cephalopod Crime
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By , on December 1st, 2010 2 comments   Cephalopods, Ecology, Evolution, Paleobiology   , , , ,  

New work in the Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society indicates that ammonites were likely preyed upon beaked squids. The Chamouth Mudstone Formation on the British Coast is famous for its ammonite fauna from 183-195 million years ago. Twenty percent of the ammonites were found to have damage toward the rear of shell. This spot . . . → Read More: Cephalopod on Cephalopod Crime

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