A fossil from the Fezouata Shale of Morocco shows a straight-shelled nautiloid that died, fell to the seafloor, and was colonized by dozens of tiny pterobranchs.

This ancient cephalopod, often described as a “living fossil,” was sighted in late November 2024 during an underwater operation near the German Channel in Palau.The sighting, which marks the ...

A 330-million-year-old cephalopod fossil (pictured) may be the oldest ancestor of octopuses, but that interpretation hinges on how scientists identify one feature in the fossil. S. Thurston/AMNH ...

Yet every so often, some soft tissue does get preserved in fossil form. And when it does, it’s an exciting opening for biologists in that it helps them understand how ancient lifeforms functioned.

A 200-year-old fossil from Britain’s Jurassic Coast may be the oldest known example of a “squid-like” creature attacking a fish in existence, say scientists.

A rare, 200-million-year-old fossil found off the southern coast of the UK preserved an encounter in which a squid ancestor crushed the head of a prehistoric fish in its tentacles.; Both creatures ...

A re-analysis of a fossil found in England during the 19th century reveals that it depicts a 200-million-year-old scene in which a squid-like creature is still clutching onto its prey.

For one unfortunate pterosaur looking for lunch 150 million years ago, calamari was a risky choice. A new cephalopod fossil, described last week in the journal Scientific Reports, was unearthed ...

Now, a European team has sought to understand how the cephalopod has managed in such a hostile environment. They studied a rare, 30-million-year old fossil of a vampire squid relative and possible ...

The fossil belongs to a cephalopod from the genus Endoceras, though the species is still unknown, said Michael Kjelland, who teaches biology and agribusiness at Mayville State University.