WYOTEUTHIS: THE CHUNKY BELEMNITE FROM THE JURASSIC SEA

Wyoteuthis linsterorum, holotypeSome fossils make you pause because they are beautiful. Others catch your eye because something about them simply does not fit.Two unusually stout fossils from Wyoming have done just that, revealing a newly named marine animal with a wonderfully distinctive shape—and an unexpected place in the history of ancient oceans.Meet Wyoteuthis linsterorum, a squid-like