Peru discovered strange ink fossils with 85 million years

Paleontologists have discovered fossils of an unknown species of squid, dating back to about 85 million years, belonging to the Cretaceous period in the Amazone forest area, in the northeast of the country.

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Klaus Honninger, director of the Museum of Paleontology in Chiclayo in northern Peru, said on January 20 that this is a completely new species of squid that has never been found in the world.

He added that the creature, which is 32cm long, 5cm in diameter and has many irregular crossbones in the lower body, belongs to the large molluscs class of the extinct Baculite squid.

The fossil of this strange squid was discovered on January 6 in the Maranon river basin, at a place 4,100 meters above sea level.

According to Mr. Honninger, at the excavation site, a saltwater lake was formed. This is the ideal environment for independent evolutionary species.

The Cretaceous period, or Cretaceous period, is the geological period starting from the end of Jurassic period, taking place from about 65-144 million years ago. This is the longest geologic year in the Middle Kingdom, accounting for nearly half of this great time.

The end of the Cretaceous period defines the boundary between the Mesozoic and the New Birth. This is also the last era of dinosaurs.