In some rocks in Wiltshire, in England, paleontologists have found the fossil of a mollusk similar to squid, some 155 million years old, preserved in such good condition that part of the ink that was kept in its inside.
The Belemnotheutis antiquus specimen has been described as "one of the best preserved fossils in the world." Phill Wilby, co-author of the discovery, explains that it is all due to the so-called "Medusa effect", which occurs when the specimens are turned into stone in question. days, before their soft tissues are damaged .
The ink sample is being analyzed at Yale University for a more complete chemical analysis. For now, researchers have already used it, mixing it with an ammonia solution, to draw a diagram of the prehistoric mollusk.
