fossils
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The area is a 750-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest, an important wildlife habitat, famous for its fossils.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The discovery comes from a specimen described by Debajit Datta and Sunil Bajpai, who studied fossils recovered from the Panandhro Lignite Mine in Kutch, Gujarat State, India.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The fossils extend the earliest known record of finned octopuses by about 15 million years and push back the broader octopus timeline by around 5 million years.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
The fossils belonged to an extinct group of finned octopuses known as Cirrata.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
“It’s science. Archaeologists dig up fossils and stuff, and they can tell how old things are. Cockroaches—I mean crawlers—are really old and they’ve never changed much,” said Gregor.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
