Fwd: paleonet Endocerid size

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I recall reading the following paper by Teichert & Kummel, although the 
illustrated specimen was certainly not 9 meters.  Maybe they inferred that 
endocerids would get to be that large, or someone else used their paper to reach that 
conclusion.

"Size of Endoceroid Cephalopods", by Curt Teichert and Bernhard Kummel.  
Breviora, 128 (1960). 

http://oasis.harvard.edu/html/mcz00001.html

Alan Kabat

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Roy Plotnick <plotnick@xxxxxxx>
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Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:55:59 -0500
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Just out of curiosity: I have found many secondary sources (including the Treatise) that mention 9+ m long endoceriatds. Where are the specimens and/or the original publications that document that size cephalopod? - Roy

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