Now, squids and octopodae snag a handy coconut shell.
Cephalopod is the name given to the Squids and Octopus. Ancient Cephalopods often had hard
shells that could be straight or spiral and came in elaborate shapes, sizes, designs and colors They
varied in sizes of less than 1/4 in diameter to several feet in diameter. The three main groups of
fossil cephalopod remains found are Nautiloids, Ammonites and Belimites. These ancient beauties
lasted from about 400 million years ago to about 160 million years ago when they disappeared
about the time the dinosaurs became extinct. The legacy the left behind are some of the most diverse
and interesting fossils that can be found.
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