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Glyphiteuthis rhinophora n. sp., a trachyteuthidid (Coleoidea, Cephalopoda) from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Mexico

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A new vampyropod coleoid from the Cenomanian limestones of Coahuila (Mexico) is described. Glyphiteuthis rhinophora n. sp. is classified as a member of the Trachyteuthididae because of its general gladius morphology. Within the genus Glyphiteuthis, Gl. rhinophora n. sp. is unique by its nose-shaped extension of the anterior median field extremity. The ventral gladius surface reflects the dorsal surface and lacks evidence of a phragmocone, so affiliations with sepiids are unlikely. Gl. rhinophora n. sp. represents the first Cenomanian record of a vampyropod coleoid in the New World and the first evidence of the genus outside the Tethyan and Boreal realm. The paleoenvironment indicates a nektonic lifestyle for Gl. rhinophora n. sp.

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Ein neuer vampyropoder Coleoide aus den Cenomanen Plattenkalken von Coahuila (Mexiko) wird beschrieben. Glyphiteuthis rhinophora n. sp. wird wegen seiner allgemeinen Gladiusmorphologie als Vertreter der Trachyteuthididae klassifiziert. Gl. rhinophora n. sp. ist innerhalb der Gattung Glyphiteuthis durch eine nasenförmige Verlängerung des vorderen Mittelfeldes unverwechselbar. Die ventrale Gladiusoberfläche spiegelt die Dorsalseite wider und weist keine Anzeichen eines Phragmokons auf, somit ist eine nähere Verwandtschaft mit den Sepiiden unwahrscheinlich. Gl. rhinophora n. sp. ist der erste Fund eines vampyropoden Coleoiden aus dem Cenoman der Neuen Welt und gleichzeitig der erste Hinweis seiner Gattung außerhalb von Tethys und Boreal. Die Paläoumwelt deutet auf eine nektonische Lebensweise von Gl. rhinophora n. sp. hin.

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Acknowledgments

Luis Gonzales brought our attention to the new locality at Tanque Nuevo and helped with collecting. Logistic help from Arturo H. González González and the Museo del Desierto is gratefully acknowledged. This research was financially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (FR1314/10, IF 61/2) and the Volkswagen Foundation (I/78866).

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  1. Institut für Geologische Wissenschaften, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteser Str. 74-100, Haus D, 12249, Berlin, Germany

    Dirk Fuchs

  2. Institut für Geowissenschaften, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Im Neuenheimer Feld 234, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Wolfgang Stinnesbeck & Christina Ifrim

  3. Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Erbprinzenstr. 13, 76133, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Samuel Giersch & Eberhard Frey

  4. Museo del Desierto, Prol. Perez Treviño 3745, Parque Las Maravillas, 25015, Saltillo, Mexico

    José Manuel Padilla Gutierrez

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Fuchs, D., Stinnesbeck, W., Ifrim, C. et al. Glyphiteuthis rhinophora n. sp., a trachyteuthidid (Coleoidea, Cephalopoda) from the Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Mexico. Paläontol Z 84, 523–532 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12542-010-0066-9

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