fossil

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The fossil was discovered at a site at Mazon Creek in Illinois, US, with the first analysis of it published in 2000.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The fossil, named Pohlsepia mazonensis, had featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the earliest known octopus.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A well-known 300-million-year-old fossil once believed to be the oldest octopus ever discovered has been reclassified after new analysis revealed it is something entirely different.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Wunsch said those supports shouldn’t stand in the way of a long-term decline in the use of fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

There, hundreds and hundreds of fossil bones were to be found weathering out of the hills.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson