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Substrate placeholder — needs reviewFossilized Jaws Show Giant Octopuses Up to 19 Meters Long Dominated Cretaceous Oceans
Researchers have uncovered evidence of enormous octopuses from the Late Cretaceous Period, with some reaching lengths of up to 19 meters. The findings, based on fossilized jaws, indicate these creatures were top predators. The study reclassifies the fossils into two species and h…
G. Münster / Wikimedia (Public domain)Study Reclassifies 300-Million-Year-Old Fossil Previously Identified as Oldest Octopus
A new study has determined that the fossil Pohlsepia mazonensis, once thought to be the world's oldest octopus from 300 million years ago, is actually a relative of the nautilus. The reclassification is based on analysis of its teeth structure. The fossil, found in Illinois, is n…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewResearch Reclassifies 300-Million-Year-Old Fossil as Nautilus Relative, Not Octopus
Scientists have determined that a 300-million-year-old fossil previously identified as the world's oldest octopus is actually a relative of the nautilus. The fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, was analyzed using advanced imaging techniques that revealed structural differences from oct…