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Apr 03, 2026 • Bruce Schneier

Friday Squid Blogging: Jurassic Fish Chokes on Squid

This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a...

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Executive Summary

This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a belemnite rostrum (the internal shell of an extinct squid-like creature). While posted on a security blog as a 'Friday Squid Blogging' conversation starter, it contains no threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, or security-relevant content. No threat actors, malware families, or cybersecurity entities are associated with this article.

Summary

Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.

Published Analysis

This article is not a cybersecurity news piece. It is a paleontological blog post discussing a 150-million-year-old fossil of a fish that died by choking on a belemnite rostrum (the internal shell of an extinct squid-like creature). While posted on a security blog as a 'Friday Squid Blogging' conversation starter, it contains no threat intelligence, vulnerability disclosures, or security-relevant content. No threat actors, malware families, or cybersecurity entities are associated with this article. Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy. Here’s a fossil of a 150-million year old fish that choked to death on a belemnite rostrum : the hard, internal shell of an extinct, squid-like animal. Original paper . As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.