"Syllipsimopodi BIDENI" New species of extinct vampire squid-like creature with 10 arms that lived 328 million years ago is named after President Joe Biden

Daily Mail ^

[algore]

The fossilised remains of the animal were discovered in what is now Montana back in 1988 but it has only been identified as a new species of vampyropod now.

This group of soft-bodied cephalopods was previously believed to have eight arms, but the new species actually has 10.

'This is the first and only known vampyropod to possess 10 functional appendages,' said Dr Whalen.

During their new analysis of the fossil, the researchers found that the species had 10 arms with suckers, and dated back 328 million years – 82 million years older than the previous earliest record.

'The arm count is one of the defining characteristics separating the 10-armed squid and cuttlefish line (Decabrachia) from the eight armed octopus and vampire squid line (Vampyropoda),' Dr Whalen explained.

'We have long understood that octopuses achieve the eight arm count through elimination of the two filaments of vampire squid, and that these filaments are vestigial arms.

'However, all previously reported fossil vampyropods preserving the appendages only have 8 arms, so this fossil is arguably the first confirmation of the idea that all cephalopods ancestrally possessed ten arms.'

[algore]

10 appendages for the big guy

[Red Badger]

CTHULU!............................

[decal]

And it’s still more intelligent, now.

[Responsibility2nd]

Syphilis Biden. The picture looks like a penis.

I can so see why they named this weird looking thing after Joe Biden.

[JJBookman]

By God is DOES look like him!

[Col Frank Slade]

I see the resemblance.

[Veto!]

Good one. Biden has a hard time telling which end is up too.

[D Rider]

How appropriate.

[Responsibility2nd]

10 arms? Of course.

One for groping, for touching, for rubbing, for stroking, for petting, for feeling, for touching, etc.

[TangoLimaSierra]

I think it’s a misprint. They really named it for what comes out of that squid.

[Pete Dovgan]

10 arms to steal your money!!!!

[faithhopecharity]

The original creature would be a big improvement in the White House

[sima_yi]

A vampire squid - with ten arms - with suckers. All the better to suck the life out of the Republic.

Couldn't have a more appropriate name.

[algore]

[Long Jon No Silver]

Lol

[DannyTN]

I hate vampire squid.

[Bullish]

Named after Biden? Why, because it pisses all over everything?

[aces]

Yea makes sense.lol

[aces]

Same head for sure

[ClearCase_guy]

the species had 10 arms with suckers

It's all about the suckers. And 10% for the Big Guy.