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nautiloid
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Ocean Exploration and Research / Wikimedia (Public domain)science50 days ago
Scientists Reclassify 300-Million-Year-Old Fossil as Nautiloid, Not Oldest Octopus
A fossil previously identified as the world's oldest octopus has been reclassified as a nautiloid related to modern nautiluses. The 300-million-year-old specimen, Pohlsepia mazonensis, was analyzed using advanced imaging techniques. The finding corrects earlier assumptions from 2…