# Scientists discover a bizarre Jurassic “squid” unlike anything ever seen

- Source: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
- Published: 2026-10-20T12:20:44+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261019093434.htm
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/scientists-discover-a-bizarre-jurassic-squid-unlike-anything-ever-seen-d18b25/

Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago. The exceptionally rare fossils reveal a creature unlike anything previously known, potentially a predator of smaller squid-like animals and a surprising survivor of a supposedly vanished family.

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