How did the cephalopods of the Cenozoic seas differ from the cephalopods of the Mesozoic? What will be an ideal response?
During the Mesozoic Era, the ammonites and belemnites proliferated and were a major
constituent of the marine invertebrate community. After the extinction of the ammonites and
belemnites, many of the cephalopods of the Cenozoic were shell-less forms, such as squids and
octopuses. The nautiloids are closely related to the ammonites, but survived the extinction event
and are still found in the marine environment.
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