Scientific Illustration

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Acanthoteuthis fossil

Mollusques vivants et fossiles. Atlas.
Paris :Gide et Cie., éditeurs,1845.
biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50622

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Posted on October 30, 2011 with 31 notes
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A Belemnites puzosianus fossil.

I’m always amazed when material as delicate as the soft tissue of a cephalopod is fossilised.

Mollusques vivants et fossiles. Atlas.
Paris :Gide et Cie., éditeurs,1845.
biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50622

Tagged: Cephalopoda Mollusks Fossil Harvard University MCZ Ernst Mayr Library Cephalopod belemnites fossil cephalopod belemnite

Posted on October 30, 2011 with 47 notes