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

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world's oldest octopus ...
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Ancient ‘octopus’ fossil is actually a different species

Scientists thought the fossil showed eight arms, fins, and other features typical of an octopus, pushing back the known ...

Oldest octopus fossil found to not be an octopus

To solve this puzzle, Thomas Clements, a paleontologist at the University of Leicester, and his colleagues put this supposed ...

Why This Male Octopus Detaches Its Own Arm

Octopuses are an extremely diverse group of sea life. With roughly 300 species in total, there are many octopus species that ...

This 300-million-year-old ‘octopus’ just lost its identity - scientists say it was never an octopus

For over two decades, the 300-million-year-old fossil Pohlsepia mazonensis was celebrated as the world’s oldest octopus ...
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Sanibel shell museum reopens after hurricane with brand new Giant Pacific Octopus

One hurricane and several feet of storm surge later, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium in Sanibel has been focused on cleaning up and reopening. But museum staff have also been ...
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Octopus emerges from shell, surprising fisherman in Japan

A shellfish caught by a fisherman in Suruga Bay, Japan, was not what it first appeared, according to Storyful Video shows an octopus emerge from a shell and then leap off the side of a boat to return ...