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Cephalopods: Older than previously thought? – Phys.org
Possibly the oldest cephalopods in the Earth’s history stem from the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland (Canada) discovered by scientists from Heidelberg University….
Possibly the oldest cephalopods in the Earth’s history stem from the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland (Canada) discovered by scientists from Heidelberg University. The 522-million-year-old fossils could turn out to be the first known form of these highly evolved invertebrate organisms, whose living descendants today include species such as the cuttlefish, octopus and nautilus. The find would indicate that cephalopods evolved about 30 million years earlier than has been assumed.
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