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"Weird blob" creature thought to be the world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all

Name: "Weird blob" creature thought to be the world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all
Uploaded: 2026-04-10T16:20:00-0500
Duration: 40 s
Description: A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world's oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else.

A prehistoric fossil previously thought to belong to the world's oldest octopus has been reclassified as something else.