Kraken was real and devoured dinosaurs? School-bus-sized giant octopus ruled ancient seas, new fossil discovery confirms
Scientists have uncovered evidence of enormous, intelligent, octopus-like predators that dominated Earth's ancient oceans.
These creatures, some up to 19 meters long, possessed bone-crushing beaks and rivalled top predators like mosasaurs.
This discovery challenges previous understandings of prehistoric marine ecosystems, suggesting invertebrates played a more dominant role than previously believed.
Giant octopus ruled ancient seas
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