Patrick Aldrich

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One of the current best guesses as to what links the two groups is the fossil Knightoconus (probably not itself a cephalopod, though its descendants may have been), whose shell grew into a tall cone rather than a flat cap. Critically, this shell was roomy enough to be divided into chambers.
Monarchs of the Sea: The Extraordinary 500-Million-Year History of Cephalopods
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