Palaeoctopodidae
| Palaeoctopodidae Temporal range:
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| Keuppia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | †Palaeoctopodidae Dollo, 1912 |
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The Palaeoctopodidae are a family of stem-group octopods known from the late Cretaceous.[1]
References[]
- ^ Fuchs, D.; Bracchi, G.; Weis, R. (2009). "New octopods (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Cenomanian) of Hâkel and Hâdjoula, Lebanon". Palaeontology. 52: 65–81. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00828.x.
Categories:
- Octopuses
- Prehistoric cephalopods
- Cretaceous cephalopods
- Late Cretaceous first appearances
- Late Cretaceous extinctions
- Late Cretaceous taxonomic families