Sexual dimorphism as represented by the ammonite
Yezoites frontierense (Cobban 1952)
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Macroconch (female) 38mm on the left, microconch (male) 18mm on the right |
Previously referred to
Scaphites frontierense, presumably, the female was much larger to carry eggs. Many extant cephalopods (the
Blanket Octopus for example) show the same relative (?) dimorphism with the males much smaller than the females.
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