The origin and evolution of octopuses

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NameCentro de Interpretação Ambiental da Pedra do SalAddress

Av. Marginal, n.º 4090A
2765-583 Estoril

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Centro de Interpretação Ambiental da Pedra do Sal (Interpretive Centre)
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Do you know how octopuses originated? It's related to the first cephalopods, the class of animals to which they belong, which appeared in the Cambrian period. They belong to the Coleoidea subclass, whose oldest known fossil dates back to the Upper Carboniferous, around 328 million years ago, discovered in North America. Come and find out more about this subject!

Target audience: +10 years old

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Organisation: Cascais Ambiente, Museu do Mar Rei D.Carlos and Centro Português de Geo-História e Pré-História

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