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Friday Squid Blogging: Jurassic Fish Chokes on Squid

Friday, April 3, 2026 at 09:07 PM UTC·Source: Schneier on Security

Updated: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC

Executive 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.

Analysis

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.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Schneier on Security on Apr 3, 2026.

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