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Orthocone Pair (Primitive Cuttlefish) from Morocco

Orthocone Pair (Primitive Cuttlefish)

from Morocco

360 Million Years, Upper Devonian

 

An orthocone is a usually long straight shell of a Nautiloid Cephalopod. During the 18th and 19th centuries, all shells of this type were named Orthoceras, but it is now known that many groups of nautiloids developed or retained this type of shell.

 

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Uploaded on May 20, 2015
Taken on April 24, 2015