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What kind of cephalopod is this?

AstroRaptor56

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So I found both of these specimens a while back and just assumed it was some sort of cephalopod, but I’m not sure what kind. They were both found in the same area in west Michigan. Any information on these would be really helpful, thank you!CF3B0DED-488C-48C2-8B79-6D6A8CD201C0.thumb.jpeg.eef4c9d2b0bd60fbc00586c5f12112ed.jpeg

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They look like internal casts of an orthocone cephalopod.  If you can correlate them to the sizes of known squiddies from the formation they were found in you might be able to get a genus.

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could be Dawsonoceras also

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Can you be more specific about the location?  The age and geological formation would be very useful.

 

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