Scientists Found the ‘Chunkiest’ Jurassic Squid Relative Ever Known
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“Paleontologists have identified a fossilized squid relative from the Jurassic period that is three times wider than its contemporaries. The creature is being described as the "chunkiest" of its kind ever discovered.”
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