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.

Ancient fossils suggest complex life got its start on an oxygenated seafloor

Early eukaryotes, the lineage that later gave rise to animals, plants and fungi, may have depended on oxygen from the start.
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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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Scientists say the world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all

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 concludes that ...
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The world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all, scientists say

FILE -Field Museum and Chicago's skyline is seen from Soldier Field prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Chicago Bears and the Tennessee Titans, Aug ...
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Scientists say the world’s oldest octopus fossil isn’t an octopus after all

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 ...