Necroteuthis Explained

Necroteuthis is an extinct genus of vampire squids from the Oligocene of Hungary. It contains one species, N. hungarica. It was initially identified as a squid, but was recently reinterpreted as a vampyroteuthid.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Košťák . M. . Schlögl . J. . Fuchs . D. . Holcová . K. . Hudáčková . N. . Culka . A. . Fözy . I. . Tomašových . A. . Milovský . R. . Šurka . J. . Mazuch . M. . 2021 . Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene . Communications Biology . 4 . 1 . 216 . 10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0 . 33603225 . 7893013 . free.

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