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• Synchrotron Scans Reveal 300-Million-Year-Old 'Oldest Octopus' Fossil Is Actually a Nautiloid Relative

  Published: Apr 8, 2026

  Section: Research

  Researchers at the University of Reading have used advanced light imaging to debunk the long-held belief that Pohlsepia mazonensis was the world's earliest octopus. The discovery o...

• Four Decades of Research Reveal Surprising Deep-Water Habitats of Nautilus and Allonautilus "Living Fossils"

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Research

  A University of Washington-led study published in Scientific Reports has uncovered new behavioral patterns and habitat depths for the ancient Nautilus and Allonautilus cephalopods....