An ancient cephalopod fossil may be about to rewrite the history of octopuses and vampire squid, but it depends on who you ask. At the very least, it’s offering up a lesson in how hard it is to ...

MAYVILLE — When he saw the ripples encased within them, Jay Anderson knew there was something unique about the pieces of rock dislodged from a boulder in his Steele County gravel pit. Months later, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The vampire squid has long carried a reputation for being a ...

Scientists scanned a fossil of the Jurassic cephalopod Vampyronassa, pictured here, and found clues that it was an active hunter. A. Lethiers, CR2P-SU Finding and studying fossils of Earth’s ...

Paleontologists believe they have discovered a new genus and species of extinct cephalopod with ten functional arms, similar to a vampire squid. The 328-million-year-old fossil is the earliest known ...