Friday Squid Blogging: A Case of Squid Fossil Misidentification

What scientists thought were squid fossils were actually arrow worms.

Posted on August 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM • 19 Comments

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Tired of reposting only to be told my message has been BLACK HOLED! • August 2, 2025 11:28 PM

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⣀⣀⣠⡾⠀⠀Ain’t that the truth!