Fossil of Cretaceous-era squid found in Peru

[Judi Lynn]

Fossil of Cretaceous-era squid found in Peru
January 20, 2011

Paleontologists said Thursday they discovered the 85-million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown squid species from the Cretaceous era in the high jungle region of northeastern Peru.

"It is a new species of squid, totally new, that has not been seen in other parts of the world," paleontologist Klaus Honninger told AFP.

Honninger, director of the Meyer-Honninger Paleontology Museum in the northern city of Chiclayo, said the fossil was a large cephalopod of the extinct Baculite species, known for their long straight shells.

The specimen is 32 centimeters (12.6 inches) long and five centimeters (two inches) in diameter, and has unusual diagonal rings in the lower section.

The rare fossil was discovered on January 6 in the Maranon River basin at a site some 4,100 meters (13,450 feet) above the sea level.

More:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-fossil-cretaceous-era-squid-peru.html

[MNBrewer]

1. more proof of the biblical flood

:sarcasm:

[Angry Dragon]

2. There are many folk lore stories of floods

the Aborigines of Australia comes to mind for one