Primitive octopus had even more arms, new study shows – 03/09/2022 – Science - Play Crazy Game


3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Abhishek Pratap

For the roughly 300 known species of octopus that inhabit the world's oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that's not how it started. Scientists said Tuesday that a fossil unearthed in central Montana of a species called Syllipsimopodi …

For the roughly 300 known species of octopus that inhabit the world’s oceans, having eight arms is a defining characteristic. But that’s not how it started. Scientists said Tuesday that a fossil une… [+3808 chars]

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