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fossil reclassification
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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…