Scientists Baffled After World Guinness ‘Oldest’ Octopus Turns Out To Not Be An Octopus At All

A 300-million-year-old fossil that earned a Guiness World Record in 2015 as the world’s oldest octopus, has now been ...

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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Scientists Scanned A 165-Million-Year-Old Octopus Fossil And Found Something "Inkcredible"

Scientists utilized 3D X-ray imaging to uncover new details that challenged previous ideas about prehistoric marine life.

World's 'Oldest' Octopus Was Not Even An Octopus. New Scans Reveal What It Was

A 300-million-year-old fossil, previously labelled as the world's oldest octopus, has been reclassified as a nautiloid, which ...
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Scientists reclassify ancient fossil, revoking octopus title

Research reveals that the fossil previously recognized as the world's oldest octopus is actually a nautiloid, prompting ...