Escape from Shell
Learn how squid and octopuses evolved from armored ancestors—fossil program at Falls of the Ohio.
A seasonal naturalist at Falls of the Ohio State Park explores the remarkable evolutionary journey of cephalopods, from their heavily armored prehistoric forms to today's flexible, shell-free squids and octopuses. The program uses actual fossils spanning from the Ordovician period through the end of the Cretaceous, bringing millions of years of ocean life to vivid detail for curious minds.
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