Proteroctopus ribeti
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| Proteroctopus ribeti Fossil range: Lower Callovian |
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 Proteroctopus ribeti holotype.
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| Proteroctopus ribeti Fischer & Riou, 1982 |
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Proteroctopus ribeti was a primitive octopod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, approximately 164 million years ago. The single fossil specimen assigned to this species originates from the Lower Callovian of Voulte-sur-Rhône in France. It is currently on display at the Musée de Paléontologie de La Voulte-sur-Rhône.[1]
The morphology of P. ribeti suggests a necto-epipelagic mode of life.[1]
[edit] See also
- Jeletzkya douglassae
- Pohlsepia mazonensis
- Palaeoctopus newboldi
- Vampyronassa rhodanica
