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A fossil of the soft body of an ancient octopus species preserved on part and counterpart.
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Details
- Title: Paleoctopus sp
- Location: Lebanon, Asia
- Type: Fossil
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): PAL530176
- Scientific Name: <i>Paleoctopus sp.</i>
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Geologic Age: Mesozoic - Cretaceous
- Field: Paleobiology
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