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SCIENCEApr 10 · 16:54 UTCARS TECHNICAJacek Krywko

Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus

A fossil initially thought to be the oldest octopus, Pohlsepia mazonensis, was reclassified as a decomposed nautiloid after advanced imaging analysis. The study by Thomas Clements and colleagues challenges previous assumptions about cephalopod evolution timelines.

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