Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:39:16 +1000
From: Colin McHenry <cmchenry@westserv.net.au>
Subject: Re: Not dinosaurs, but damn cool!
To: "T. Michael Keesey" <keesey@gmail.com>
There's a summary of giant squid palaeontology at
http://www.tonmo.com/science/fossils/cretaceousGS.php
From what I can gather from a quick read, _Architeuthis_ seems to be
not at all related to the other forms of large squid known from
Cretaceous fossils. The diagram showing phylogeny and stratigraphy
suggests that there is a whack of ghost lineage with this animal (but
what else would we expect from this thing?).
The site also has some info on _Architeuthis_ neontology.
Cheers
Colin
T. Michael Keesey wrote:
On 9/28/05, Aidan Karley <aidan_karley@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
In article <NDBBIAJHGJBHMGNKDFAHAEMILCAA.tholtz@geol.umd.edu>, Jr.
Thomas R. Holtz wrote:
Giant squid photographed while alive in the wild!
Ichthyosaur-eye view.
Brings up a good question: how far back do _Architeuthis_ and related genera go?
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