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Chunky Jurassic squid relative found in Wyoming, nicknamed 'squid…
The fossil's bullet-shaped rostrum measures about ten centimetres long, and the living animal was roughly sixty centimetres with its arms; local hunters have their own name for it.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by ScienceAlert: “Scientists Have Found a Barrel-Shaped Squid-Like Creature From The Jurassic: 'One of The Chunkiest'”, with reporting from Phys.org and EurekAlert (University of Manchester).
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 3:53 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- BBN covered this story before: New squid-like species found in Wyoming fossils, 160 million years old (October 23).
The real story
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- ScienceAlertScientists Have Found a Barrel-Shaped Squid-Like Creature From The Jurassic: 'One of The Chunkiest'
- Phys.org'Peculiar' new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming facts used on air
- EurekAlert (University of Manchester)“Peculiar” new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentScientists have described a barrel-shaped relative of squid from the Jurassic, and ScienceAlert says it's one of the chunkiest ever found.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentChunkiest by what measure?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe bullet-shaped part is about ten centimetres long and up to six wide.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMost belemnites in Wyoming are one to two centimetres wide, and the living animal was about sixty centimetres with its arms.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's up to six times the width of its neighbours. Nobody would call that chunky, they'd call it a different animal.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWyoming palaeontologist Jessica Lippincott says local fossil hunters nickname these remains squid butts. That is in a university press release.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe paper can have the Latin name. The search bar already has squid butts.
The story so far
- Scientists find the fattest belemnite ever, a barrel-shaped Jurassic… · ScienceDaily
- New squid-like species found in Wyoming fossils, 160 million years old · New York Post
- Chunky Jurassic squid relative found in Wyoming, nicknamed 'squid… (this story)
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