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The Pohlsepia mazonensis fossil found by James Pohl is the only known example of the species. Most notably, the fossil has ten arms. The extra two arms are shorter, while the other eight are similar in length. [4] The 3.5 cm (1.4 in) wide fossil is “sack-shaped” with indistinct features including a poorly defined head.
The World Register of Marine Species lists these 23 genera: [1] Abdopus Norman & Finn, 2001 (7 species) Ameloctopus Norman, 1992 (monotypic) Amphioctopus P. Fischer, 1882 (16 species) Callistoctopus Taki, 1964 (11 species) Cistopus Gray, 1849 (4 species) Euaxoctopus Voss, 1971 (3 species) Galeoctopus Norman, Boucher & Hochberg, 2004 (monotypic)
c. 296 Ma – Oldest known octopus fossil. c. 295 Ma – Dimetrodon evolves. c. 280 Ma – First cycads evolve. c. 275 Ma – First therapsids evolve. c. 270 Ma – Gorgonopsians, the apex predators of the Late Permian, first evolve. c. 251.4 Ma – Permian mass extinction. End of Permian Period and of the Palaeozoic Era.
The largest known octopus garden in the world has been discovered off the central California coast.. A new study published in Science Advances reveals the existance of a hot springs close to ...
The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is often cited as the largest known octopus species. Adults usually weigh around 15 kg (33 lb), with an arm span of up to 4.3 m (14 ft). [ 19 ] The largest specimen of this species to be scientifically documented was an animal with a live mass of 71 kg (157 lb). [ 20 ]
Lucy at 50: How the world’s most famous fossil was discovered. Katie Hunt, CNN. November 12, 2024 at 9:40 AM. ... Johanson: She was the oldest, most complete hominin known at that time. This was ...
Researchers have identified an extinct vampire squid-like creature that is the first of its kind with 10 functional arms. The earliest known relative of octopuses and vampire squid has been named ...
It is the oldest known living human-planted tree in the world. [59] The Great sugi of Kayano, the cryptomeria deemed planted by humans in Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan, had an estimated age of 2,300 years in 1928. Jōmon Sugi, the cryptomeria naturally grown in Yakushima Island, Kagoshima, Japan, is 2,170 to 7,200 years old.