Abstract “Deep-sea” cephalopods are here defined as cephalopods that spend a significant
part of their life cycles outside the euphotic zone. In this chapter, the state of knowledge in …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The fossils of the Lebanese Upper Cretaceous Lagerstätten, especially the articulated fish,
are world renowned. Famous for their soft tissue preservation and highly sought after by …

Coleoid cephalopods are characterized by internalization of their shell, and are divided into
the ten‐armed Decabrachia (squids and cuttlefish) and the eight‐armed Vampyropoda …

Coleoidea (squids and octopuses) comprise all crown group cephalopods except the
Nautilida. Coleoids are characterized by internal shell (endocochleate), ink sac and arm …

Exceptional fossil preservation is required to conserve soft-bodied fossils and even more so
to conserve their behaviour. Here, we describe a fossil of a co-occurrence of representatives …

From thinly laminated marlstones of the Hesseltal Formation, representing the Late
Cenomanian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 2, at Lengerich in the Teutoburger Wald …

Ammonoid soft parts have been rarely described. Here, we document the soft parts of a
perisphinctid ammonite from the early Tithonian of Wintershof near Eichstätt (Germany). This …

We describe four complete specimens of the early squid-like cephalopod Clarkeiteuthis
conocauda from the Toarcian Posidonienschiefer (Jurassic) each preserved with the bony …

Although patchy, the fossil record of coleoids bears a wealth of information on their soft part
anatomy. Here, we describe remains of the axial nerve cord from both decabrachian …