The World’s Oldest ‘Octopus’ Fossil Isn’t an Octopus After All—Here’s What Led to the Discovery

For 25 years, a hand-sized sea creature embedded in Illinois rock held the title of the world’s oldest octopus. Now, thanks ...

Scientists Baffled After World Guinness ‘Oldest’ Octopus Turns Out To Not Be An Octopus At All

A 300-million-year-old fossil that earned a Guiness World Record in 2015 as the world’s oldest octopus, has now been ...

Scientists discover the world’s oldest ‘octopus’ fossil is a different 300-million-year-old critter

More than two decades after scientists identified a fossil as the world’s oldest octopus — officials now say it wasn’t one at all.
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World's 'Oldest' Octopus Was Not Even An Octopus. New Scans Reveal What It Was

Pohlsepia mazonensis fossil reclassified from octopus to nautiloid species Advanced scans revealed a radula with 11 tooth-like elements, typical of nautiloids Decomposition before burial made the ...
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The world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all, scientists say

A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found ...
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Scientists Scanned A 165-Million-Year-Old Octopus Fossil And Found Something "Inkcredible"

Scientists utilized 3D X-ray imaging to uncover new details that challenged previous ideas about prehistoric marine life.
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Misidentified fossil reclassified, reshaping views of ancient sea life

For more than 25 years, a small, soft-bodied fossil pulled from an Illinois coal mine held a remarkable title: the world’s oldest known octopus. That title is now gone. A team of researchers, led by ...