The world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all, scientists say - AP News
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The world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all, scientists say - AP News

Source:Associated Press
Author:Jill Lawless

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world’s oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative. University of Reading zoology lecturer Thomas Clements led the research, which found that the fossil, …