Possible scenario explaining the taphonomy of the belemnite. Hybodus hauffianus is known to have fed on belemnites, although it is unclear whether some individuals learned how to avoid the swallowing ...

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A belemnite (pronounced BELL-uhm-nite) is a type of invertebrate known as a cephalopod (seh-fuh-LOW-pod). Belemnites were basically ancient squid, with a few key differences: They didn't have suckers ...