Paleontologists Discover 62-foot Kraken-like Octopus That Ruled the Cretaceous Ocean

Illustration of Nanaimoteuthis haggarti. Credit: Hokkaido University A fossil beak from an ancient octopus has forced scientists to rethink who ruled the Cretaceous seas. Researchers say two extinct species of finned octopus may have grown to extraordinary sizes between 100 million and 72 million years ago.

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