328 million years octopus related fossil still has suckers

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The oldest relative of the octopus lived 328 million years ago. It was only 12 centimeters but had 10 long arms. The species that were previously unknown to science was named Syllipsimopodi bideni, after US president Joe Biden.

 

Photo by: https://pixabay.com/photos/nature-fauna-animal-tropical-3262715/

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