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60-foot octopus prowled seas

Scientists just discovered a 60-foot-long, kraken-like octopus

The discovery, using novel techniques to analyze fossilized jaws, details how colossal octopuses hunted the Late Cretaceous depths, competing with apex predators.

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This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas

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A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

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A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous

A hundred million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the oceans were filled with giant predators, prowling for their next meal.

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‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas

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Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas

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Giant, kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the Cretaceous deep

Fossilized jaws reveal that enormous octopuses growing up to 19 meters long were top predators in the oceans during an era when dinosaurs ruled on land.

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60-foot octopus ruled the seas during age of dinosaurs, fossils show

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Jaw fossils suggest a 60-foot octopus was the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

Why The Octopus is Our Planet’s Most Alien-Like Creature

If forced to choose one descriptor for the octopus, the best word may be “otherworldly.” These truly amazing marine animals are known for unique behaviors and traits rarely found in any other

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10 Facts About Octopuses That Prove They Might Be Aliens

Octopuses have a way of making familiar rules feel optional. They live on Earth but behave like visitors with a different instruction manual. Scientists study them for answers about intelligence and evolution, and writers keep circling back to them for the ...

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Why Octopus is our planet’s most alien-like creature

Marine life is indeed extremely interesting and unusual. Nevertheless, some animals in the oceans look really weird and almost alien. The octopus is one of such animals because it has eight appendages,