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From: Exceptional soft-tissue preservation of Jurassic Vampyronassa rhodanica provides new insights on the evolution and palaeoecology of vampyroteuthids

Figure 2

3D reconstruction and image of the arm crown, and a sample dorsal sucker of V. rhodanica (MNHN.B.74244). (a) Reconstruction of the arm crown (Mimics software) showing 8 arms, with the longer dorsal arm pair (arm pair I). (b) PPC-SRµCT slice of arm pair I (voxel size: 12.64 µm) showing the armature (2 uniserial suckers and flanking pairs of cirri) at the distal section, and the axial nerves. (c,d) 3D reconstruction of a dorsal sucker in profile and oral view respectively. The yellow colour reflects the location of the infundibulum.

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