Vampyronassa

Vam-pe-ir-o-nass-ah.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Vampyronassa.

Phonetic

Vam-pe-ir-o-nass-ah.

Named By

Jean-Claude Fischer‭ & ‬Bernard Riou‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

Classification

Mollusca,‭ ‬Cephalopoda,‭ ‬Vampyromorphida,‭ ‬Vampyroteuthidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬rhodanica

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

France

Time Period

Callovian of the Jurassic.

Fossil representation

Multiple specimens.

In Depth

       For lack of a better example,‭ ‬Vampyronassa resembles the extant genus Vampyroteuthis‭ (‬better known as the vampire squid‭)‬,‭ ‬save for a longer siphon for the expulsion of water to provide locomotion‭ (‬also referred to as a hyponome‭)‬,‭ ‬and a longer mantle‭ (‬the round body that the arms attach to‭)‬.‭ ‬Presumably Vampyronassa also had a similar lifestyle living in deep open water way it might have caught small marine organisms or more simply scavenge dead organic matter as it drifted by.

Further Reading

Vampyronassa rhodanica nov.‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬nov sp.,‭ ‬vampyromorphe‭ (‬Cephalopoda,‭ ‬Coleoidea‭) ‬du Callovien inf�rieur de la Voulte-sur-Rh�ne‭ (‬Ard�che,‭ ‬France‭).

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