Discussion of Košťák et al. (2021), Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene.

This is a Preprint and has not been peer reviewed. This is version 1 of this Preprint.

Add a Comment

You must log in to post a comment.


Comments

There are no comments or no comments have been made public for this article.

Downloads

Download Preprint

Authors

Ru Smith

Abstract

Košťák et al. (2021) is important in presenting the first known Cenozoic fossil of a vampyromorph. Some modifications to the interpretations are needed, however. The first concerns inferring water depth habitat of non-benthic animals from fossils found in deep water sediments. The second concerns the water depth estimates for the La Voulte-sur-Rhône exceptionally preserved biota (La Voulte EPB), and the third, the implications for the model of post-Jurassic migration of Loligosepiids into deep water oxygen-depleted environments.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5KD97

Subjects

Geology, Paleontology

Keywords

Vampire squid, Jurassic, deep-water niche, la Voulte sur Rhone, exceptionally preserved biota, anoxia

Dates

Published: 2024-10-23 13:10

Last Updated: 2024-10-23 20:10

License

No Creative Commons license