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Japanese Scientists Estimate Ancient Octopus Reached 19 Meters Using 27 Fossils

Japanese Scientists Estimate Ancient Octopus Nanaimoteuthis Haggarti Grew to 19 Meters

spacedaily.com7h ago

Fossil jaws hidden inside Cretaceous rocks have revealed that 100 million years ago, some octopuses grew into giant predators — possibly longer than a bus and more fearsome than any octopus alive today.

A team of scientists has uncovered fossil evidence of a massive, kraken-like octopus that lived around 100 million years ago. The creature, named Nanaimoteuthis, is estimated to have reached lengths of up

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Scientists from Hokkaido University have identified two prehistoric giant octopus species that dominated the Late Cretaceous seas between 72 and 100 million years ago. Analysis of fossilized jaws revealed that one species,

Science News Magazine8d ago

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