Bizarre squid relative found in Wyoming is unlike anything seen before
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“A new species of belemnite, an ancient relative of the squid, has been identified from a fossil discovered in Wyoming. It is notable for being the thickest member of its group ever recorded.”
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Animals have an uncanny ability to surprise us with behaviors we never thought possible. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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