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Fossil Beaks Suggest Giant Cretaceous Octopuses Were Among the Ocean’s Top Predators
Researchers studying fossilized octopus jaws say one Cretaceous species may have reached nearly 19 meters in total length, placing it among the largest and most formidable invertebrate predators known.
Key Takeaways
- Researchers studied 27 fossil octopus jaws dating from 100 million to 72 million years ago.
- One species, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, may have reached 6.6 to 18.6 meters in total length.
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