{"id":3828,"date":"2025-02-14T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palaeonavix.bestmarke.de\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T00:14:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T22:14:19","slug":"ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/","title":{"rendered":"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The massive rostra, which can be found fossilized as so-called thunderbolts, provided the belemnites with a front weight and perfect shape. They are similar to true squid, which they probably surpassed in speed. With sharp hooks on their tentacles, they were themselves successful predators. However, this is of little use when a much larger hunter comes along at similar speeds: Ichthyosaurs were the first and most perfect reptiles of the open sea in the Mesozoic era. If the tail fluke were not vertical and the hind legs completely reduced, one would have to assume a dolphin from the outside. Whether a wild hunt actually involved aerial space is speculation. Japanese flying squid are known to have some kind of flying ability, propelled by buoyancy during the jump and active jet propulsion with water from the funnel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital painting of a hunting scene \u2013 ichthyosaurs chasing belemnites, for the Jura Museum Eichst\u00e4tt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3826,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pn_jahr":"2020","pn_taxon":"Belemnitida; Ichthyosauria","pn_auftraggeber":"Jura-Museum Eichst\u00e4tt","pn_ausstellung":"","pn_masse":"","pn_quelle_url":"","pn_lizenz":"\u00a9 Palaeonavix","pn_alt_url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/index.php\/palaeo-illustration\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites","pn_mitwirkende":"","footnotes":""},"portfolio_category":[158],"portfolio_skills":[],"portfolio_tags":[],"class_list":["post-3828","avada_portfolio","type-avada_portfolio","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-palaeo-illustration"],"acf":{"pn_jahr":"2020","pn_taxon":"Belemnitida; Ichthyosauria","pn_auftraggeber":"Jura-Museum Eichst\u00e4tt","pn_ausstellung":"","pn_masse":"","pn_quelle_url":"","pn_lizenz":"\u00a9 Palaeonavix","pn_mitwirkende":"","pn_verwandte":[3831],"pn_links":[{"bezeichnung":"Jura Museum Eichst\u00e4tt","url":"https:\/\/www.jura-museum.de\/"}],"pn_publikationen":null,"pn_alt_url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/index.php\/palaeo-illustration\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Digital painting of a hunting scene \u2013 ichthyosaurs chasing belemnites, for the Jura Museum Eichst\u00e4tt.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Palaeonavix\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-06T22:14:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/\",\"name\":\"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-14T21:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-06T22:14:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Digitale Malerei einer Jagdszene mit Ichthyosauriern hinter fliehenden Belemniten\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Palaeonavix\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Portfolio\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/portfolio\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"palaeo illustration\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/works\\\/palaeo-illustration\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Palaeonavix\",\"description\":\"Pal\u00e4o-Art f\u00fcr Liebhaber, Wissenschaft und Museen\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Palaeonavix\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Palaeonavix-Logo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/Palaeonavix-Logo.webp\",\"width\":800,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Palaeonavix\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.palaeonavix.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix","og_description":"Digital painting of a hunting scene \u2013 ichthyosaurs chasing belemnites, for the Jura Museum Eichst\u00e4tt.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/","og_site_name":"Palaeonavix","article_modified_time":"2026-08-06T22:14:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/","url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/","name":"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race - Palaeonavix","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-14T21:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-06T22:14:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ichthyosaurier-jagen-belemniten.jpg","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"Digitale Malerei einer Jagdszene mit Ichthyosauriern hinter fliehenden Belemniten"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/ichthyosaurs-hunting-belemnites\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Palaeonavix","item":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Portfolio","item":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/portfolio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"palaeo illustration","item":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/works\/palaeo-illustration\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Belemnites &amp; ichthyosaurs in a swimming race"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/","name":"Palaeonavix","description":"Pal\u00e4o-Art f\u00fcr Liebhaber, Wissenschaft und Museen","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Palaeonavix","url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Palaeonavix-Logo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Palaeonavix-Logo.webp","width":800,"height":800,"caption":"Palaeonavix"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/3828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/3828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4093,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/3828\/revisions\/4093"}],"acf:post":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_portfolio\/3831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=3828"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_skills","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_skills?post=3828"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palaeonavix.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tags?post=3828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}