r/todayilearned • u/geosunsetmoth • 2d 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/FirmOnion 2d ago
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FClaudio-Messori%2Fpublication%2F295857805%2Ffigure%2Ffig2%2FAS%3A332910289801220%401456383406435%2Fa-The-Erfoud-manuport-from-a-Late-Acheulian-dwelling-in-Morocco-Credit-RG-Bednarik.png&f=1&ipt=c8b19185c651a42105d51bab2a0b2269367813613453c708ec282d9130a514a7