95M-Year-Old Octopus Fossils Discovered

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday March 17, 2009 @07:41AM from the eight-by-eight dept.

mmmscience writes "A new study published in Paleontology is a truly terrific find. Not only did a group of European scientists find a fossilized octopus, they found five complete fossils that show all eight legs in great detail, including a ghost of the characteristic suckers. The discovery of the 95-million-year-old specimens was made in Lebanon. 'What is truly astonishing to the scientists is how similar these ancient creatures are to their modern-day counterparts. Dirk Fuchs, lead author on the study stated, "These things are 95 million years old, yet one of the fossils is almost indistinguishable from living species."'"

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Re:selection pressures by E++99 · 2009-03-17 09:25 · Score: 0, Flamebait

I'm sorry, I must have missed your point amongst the sarcasm. What is the evidence behind the statement, "I know there is no intelligent motivation behind evolution"?
evolution be damned by TheKeyboardSlayer · 2009-03-17 16:23 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Well...Evolution be damned. Or maybe, only when it fits perfectly for evolutionists to quote. In this instance, it looks like creationists win.

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