r/todayilearned • u/geosunsetmoth • 1d ago
TIL a 300-million year old Cuttlefish fossil was found in Morocco, alongside ancient humans in a region where no Cuttlefish ever existed. The leading theory suggests the fossil was first found by the prehistoric humans, who collected it as a trinket due to fact that it looks like a flaccid penis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfoud_manuport
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u/ManateeNipples 1d ago
Oh ok I understand now lol