Extract embedded png and jpeg files from InDesign, or do I even need to for 4/C printing?

I am creating a catalog, both as a pdf for nxtBooks (online) and they want to use the same files for printing. I don't know if it's digital or, if that would even matter. I was given and old document to pull some information and images from. Some of those images appear to be embedded into their old ID document. This is not something I have ever done, but I'm old school. To make it even better, these images are old screen shots, and no one kept the originals. They appear to be scaled down in their document, so doesn't that mean there is a larger file hiding somewhere?
On the other hand, is this necessary? I know it will be OK for online viewing, but what will happen when I create a press quality pdf? Will this cause problems for the printer?
And while I'm at it, are printers OK with linking jpegs rather than psd or tiff files? I know the color would be more accurate if I converted, but this client doesn't particularly care about exact color matching.
Thank You!

But the image does not connect to anything in the links palette. It is showing up as if it were a jpeg, png or tiff, but it sure isn't acting like it. So strange.
Pasted images don't show in the links panel. If you export the page as a PDF/X-4 and look at the image via Output Preview>Object Inspector you'll get its effective resolution, pixel dimension, and color info. Recent versions of InDesign are capable of maintaining full resolution and color properties of pasted images.
See this thread:
Copy | Paste vs. Place image: are they equivalent?
If you set the scale of a pasted image to 100% and export as PDF/X-4 with no compression or downsampling, you might be able to extract the original image from Acrobat.

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