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a deep sea squid
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Squid and Snow

 A deep sea squid known as the whiplash squid surrounded in marine snow. ...
two ammonoids in the water
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Ammonoids

 Though today cephalopods are best known as soft-bodied creatures such as squid and...
a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
Smithsonian scientists apply a plaster bandage cap to a block of rock containing fossils
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Securing the Fossil

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...
A fish from a deep underwater expedition sits preserved on a bed of ice.
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Fish on Ice

 A still from Mysteries of the Deep, part of the 19th Annual Environmental Film...
Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species. That means it is the reference point for what all members of the species should look like.
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Hedbergella sliteri

 Hedbergella sliteri - this specific specimen is the "holotype" for this species....
This jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) lives above the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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Jewel Squid

 This beautiful jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) can be found swimming above...
Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeny examine a giant squid specimen.
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Studying Giant Squid

Smithsonian Zoologist Dr. Clyde Roper (rear) and museum specialist Mike Sweeney...
Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station on Moorea.
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Testing DNA samples

 Researcher Aimee Ellison tests samples for DNA barcoding at the Gump Field Station...
Smithsonian Scientists Dig a Trench Around a squalodontid Skull
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Digging a Trench

 Paeleobiologist Dr. Nicholas Pyenson, Curator of Fossil Marine Mammals for the...