Palaeoctopus
Sign in to savePalaeoctopus is an extinct genus of octopuses that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains one valid species, P. newboldi, which has been found in Lebanon.
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- Palaeoctopodidae
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- Palaeoctopus
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Palaeoctopus is an extinct genus of octopuses that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It contains one valid species, P. newboldi, which has been found in Lebanon.
==Taxonomy==
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