It consists of two species, Keuppia hyperbolaris and Keuppia levante, both of which lived approximately 95 million years ago.[1] Both species were found in fossilized form, which is very uncommon for extinct octopuses, as the soft tissue of dead octopuses almost always disintegrates before it has a chance to fossilize.[2] These fossils, along with those of the genus Styletoctopus, were found from the Cretaceous-age Hâqel and Hjoula localities in Lebanon. The presence of a gladius vestige in this genus shows a transition from squid to octopus in which the inner shell has divided in two in early forms to eventually be reduced to lateralized stylets, as can be seen in Styletoctopus.
^Fuchs, D.; Bracchi, G.; Weis, R. (2009). "New octopods (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Cenomanian) of Hâkel and Hâdjoula, Lebanon". Palaeontology. 52: 65–81. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00828.x.
^Rare fossil octopuses found, NBC News, March 18, 2009
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keuppia, extinct, genus, octopus, temporal, range, preꞒ, late, cenomaniank, levantescientific, classificationkingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscaclass, cephalopodaorder, octopodafamily, palaeoctopodidaegenus, fuchs, bracchi, weis, 2009speciesk, hyperbolaris, fuch. Keuppia is an extinct genus of octopus KeuppiaTemporal range 97 93 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late CenomanianK levanteScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass CephalopodaOrder OctopodaFamily PalaeoctopodidaeGenus KeuppiaFuchs Bracchi amp Weis 2009SpeciesK hyperbolaris Fuchs Bracchi amp Weis 2009K levante Fuchs Bracchi amp Weis 2009Taxonomy EditIt consists of two species Keuppia hyperbolaris and Keuppia levante both of which lived approximately 95 million years ago 1 Both species were found in fossilized form which is very uncommon for extinct octopuses as the soft tissue of dead octopuses almost always disintegrates before it has a chance to fossilize 2 These fossils along with those of the genus Styletoctopus were found from the Cretaceous age Haqel and Hjoula localities in Lebanon The presence of a gladius vestige in this genus shows a transition from squid to octopus in which the inner shell has divided in two in early forms to eventually be reduced to lateralized stylets as can be seen in Styletoctopus See also Edit2009 extinct fossil octopus discoveriesReferences Edit Fuchs D Bracchi G Weis R 2009 New octopods Cephalopoda Coleoidea from the Late Cretaceous Upper Cenomanian of Hakel and Hadjoula Lebanon Palaeontology 52 65 81 doi 10 1111 j 1475 4983 2008 00828 x Rare fossil octopuses found NBC News March 18 2009 This article related to the octopus is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Keuppia amp oldid 1135431832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
