Jurassic 'squid' relative from Wyoming; K-9 Rocco eats rocks

Wyoteuthis linsterorum is named for Cliff Linster and his family, while in Michigan a police dog named Rocco ate garden rocks and needed surgery.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on Best of BBN
Published 5:23 AM ET, Saturday, October 31, 2026

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First reported by Nautilus | Science Connected: “This Bizarre Jurassic “Squid” Swam the Ancient Seas of Wyoming”, with reporting from UPI, EurekAlert (University of Manchester) and Aroundprague.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 5:23 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
BBN covered this story before: Chunky Jurassic squid relative found in Wyoming, nicknamed 'squid… (October 26).

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Nautilus | Science ConnectedThis Bizarre Jurassic “Squid” Swam the Ancient Seas of Wyoming
UPIWatch: Police K-9 named Rocco eats several rocks, undergoes surgery
EurekAlert (University of Manchester)“Peculiar” new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming facts used on air
AroundpragueA Barrel-Shaped Jurassic Squid Relative Turns Up in Wyoming Fossils facts used on air

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentScientists have described a Jurassic squid relative from Wyoming, called Wyoteuthis, which means a squid from Wyoming.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMost Wyoming belemnites are bullet-shaped, about five to ten centimetres long and only one to two wide.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo we've named a state after something that fits in a pencil case.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe researchers say it's chunky but rather short, and that a big rostrum doesn't mean a big animal. That's a thumbnail bigger than the video.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, the second one. A Michigan police dog named Rocco ate several garden rocks after some crock pot juice spilled, and he needed surgery.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe juice was the bait and the rocks were the click.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRocks?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGarden rocks. He went for the juice and ate the landscaping.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWell, he's a police dog, so the rocks are now in an evidence bag, and the surgeon is a witness.

Oct 26Chunky Jurassic squid relative found in Wyoming, nicknamed 'squid… · ScienceAlert
Oct 31Jurassic 'squid' relative from Wyoming; K-9 Rocco eats rocks (this story)