Scientists say world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all
A 300-million-year-old fossil, once hailed as the oldest octopus, has been reclassified. New research reveals the creature, found in Illinois, is actually a relative of the nautilus. Scientists used advanced technology to examine its teeth, confirming it's not an octopus, thus altering our understanding of cephalopod evolution.
A 300-million-year-old fossil, once hailed as the oldest octopus, has been reclassified. New research reveals the creature, found in Illinois, is actually a relative of the nautilus. Scientists used advanced technology to examine its teeth, confirming it's not an octopus, thus altering our understanding of cephalopod evolution.
