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Kraken, Octopus and Age of Dinosaurs

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Scientific American · 10h

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

Giant octopuses may have been apex predators in the Late Cretaceous period.

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A Massive Kraken-Like Octopus May Have Prowled the Seas During the Age of Dinosaurs

Live Science · 6h

'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean

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Giant, 60-foot octopuses were apex predators 100 million years ago, fossil discovery shows

Giant octopuses measuring up to 62 feet (19 meters) in length were among the top ocean predators around 100 million years ago, according to new research that uncovered rare fossils hidden within solid...

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Giant ‘kraken-like’ octopuses ate dinosaurs

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‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey

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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Inky the octopus pulled off the most daring aquarium escape you've probably ever heard

"Octopuses are smart, highly exploratory, very strong and their body is completely compressible because they have no fixed bones."

Inverse

What The Strange Habits Of An Octopus Can Teach Us About Alien Intelligence

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked. Squirt had a notoriously accurate aim. As a comparative ...