Orthoceras hunting Murrayoceras in Middle Ordovician ocean.

Orthoceras hunting Murrayoceras in Middle Ordovician ocean., Procreate, 2023
Orthoceras hunting Murrayoceras in Middle Ordovician ocean., Procreate, 2023

Both Orthoceras (Darker) and Murrayoceras (lighter) are nautilid cephalopods from Ordovician.

Orthoceras had a conical shell, whereas Murrayoceras's shell was conical but flattened on one side.

The scenario of larger orthocones hunting smaller orthocones on the surface is speculative. However, I chose this scenario for it's unique visual quality of pointy nautilid shells sticking out of the blue ocean.