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Scientists say the world's oldest octopus fossil isn't an octopus after all

2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (541+ words) The fossil, Pohlsepia mazonensis, has long been the subject of scientific debate. 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…...