Nautilus: Ancient Cephalopods That Have Endured Time
Nautiluses have existed essentially unchanged for 500 million years, predating dinosaurs. Expert guide to the last shelled cephalopods and their ancient lineage.
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Nautiluses have existed essentially unchanged for 500 million years, predating dinosaurs. Expert guide to the last shelled cephalopods and their ancient lineage.
Frilled sharks have barely changed in 80 million years and have 300 needle-sharp teeth. Expert guide to the primitive deep-sea shark from the age of dinosaurs.
Vampire squid live 3,000m deep in the ocean's oxygen minimum zone and eat floating dead matter. Expert guide to the only cephalopod that doesn't hunt live prey.
Goblin sharks have jaws that shoot forward like aliens and haven't changed in 125 million years. Expert guide to deep sea's strangest living fossil.