The world’s “oldest octopus” was never an octopus

ScienceDaily·Apr 7

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A fossil previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus has been found not to be an octopus. The fossil, which had held this title for some time, was reevaluated through scans, revealing its true nature to be something else. The exact nature of the fossil is not specified, but it is described as a "weird blob" creature.

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