World’s oldest octopus fossil found 50 miles southwest of Chicago 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 evidence that it’s not an octopus at all.
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Now in Her Final Days, Ghost the Octopus Deserves All the Love on World Octopus Day

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Meet The Octopus That Can Impersonate 13 Species On Command

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

LONDON (AP) — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it’s not an octopus at all. Newly published research ...
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The world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all, scientists say

LONDON (AP) — A 300-million-year-old tentacled sea creature has lost its crown as the world’s oldest octopus, after scientists found evidence that it’s not an octopus at all. Newly published research ...