Wyoteuthis linsterorum: widest, most compact belemnite found in Wyoming

Paleontologists identified a new belemnite species, Wyoteuthis linsterorum, from two fossils in Wyoming, making it the widest and most compact belemnite on record. The find, published in Papers in Palaeontology, expands known morphological diversity of Jurassic cephalopods. Its significance is primarily scientific, with no immediate market or geopolitical implications.