Dorateuthis
| Dorateuthis Temporal range: Late Santonian | |
|---|---|
| D. tricarinata fossil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Family: | †Plesioteuthididae |
| Genus: | †Dorateuthis Woodward, 1883 |
| Species: | †D. syrica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Dorateuthis syrica Woodward, 1883 | |
Dorateuthis is a genus of cephalopod with a gladius and soft-part anatomy preserved. Fossils of D. syriaca are found in Upper Santonian-aged shale of Late Cretaceous Lebanon.
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