Ancient Squids: 100 Million Years of Ocean Domination Unveiled
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A new study using grinding tomography revealed 40 previously unknown squid species in 100-million-year-old rock, indicating that squids were highly abundant and diverse in the Cretaceous seas, challenging previous beliefs about their emergence and dominance in marine ecosystems.
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