- 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 —
- Monstrous octopus terrorized seas off B.C. in Age of Dinosaurs, study suggests CBC —
- 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 —
- ‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Scientific American —
- 62-foot ‘kraken-like’ octopus identified as ‘top-tier predator’ 100M years ago — with powerful, bone-crushing bite: scientists NY Post —
- Kraken was real and devoured dinosaurs? School-bus-sized giant octopus ruled ancient seas, new fossil discovery confirms Times Of India —
- This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas Gizmodo —
Giant Octopus Fossils Discovered
The discovery challenges existing theories about prehistoric marine food chains, suggesting that invertebrates played a more dominant role as apex predators than previously believed.
These ancient octopuses possessed bone-crushing beaks and likely hunted large marine reptiles and even dinosaurs.
Researchers used advanced 3D scanning to analyze the fossilized remains, which date back roughly 100 million years to the Cretaceous Period.
The findings provide a rare glimpse into the evolution of soft-bodied cephalopods that lacked protective shells.
Cretaceous
Third and final period of the Mesozoic Era
Third and final period of the Mesozoic Era