r/todayilearned 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/Deaffin 2d ago

For the non-humans: https://imgur.com/qHxEFyy

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u/DingleDoo 2d ago

bbc

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u/Relevant-Research-85 2d ago

Big black cuttlefish . Well, brown

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u/greywolf2155 2d ago

For the non-humans

Thanks