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[-] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

From the middle Jurassic around 164 million years ago, putting it smack in the middle of the age of dinosaurs.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteroctopus

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 weeks ago

That's not what is in the image you posted which is a protoceroctopus. Your link also states

Although it was originally identified as an extinct cephalopod,[1] later studies denied that interpretation.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah! I was reading it, really interesting creature. Was hoping other people could comment more on it.

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