Monstrous octopus terrorized seas off B.C. in Age of Dinosaurs, study suggests
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Whale-sized, monstrous octopuses prowled the seas during the Age of Dinosaurs, snatching prey with their huge tentacles and crunching them with powerful jaws, fossils from B.C. and Japan suggest.
Giant Octopus Fossils Discovered
- Giant, 60-foot octopuses were apex predators 100 million years ago, fossil discovery shows CNN —
- The real-life KRAKEN: Giant octopuses the same size as sperm whales roamed the oceans 72 million years ago, study finds Daily Mail —
- Massive kraken-like octopus may have ruled the seas during age of dinosaurs The Globe and Mail —
- Kraken-like octopuses may have been top predators during the Cretaceous AP News —
- A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs The Independent —