In Cretaceous Oceans, Giant ‘Kraken-Like’ Octopuses May Have Been Top Predators

Massive, soft-bodied cephalopods up to 19 m (62 feet) long rivaled -- and perhaps hunted -- the ocean’s fiercest reptiles in the Cretaceous period, according to new research led by Hokkaido University paleontologists. The post In Cretaceous Oceans, Giant ‘Kraken-Like’ Octopuses May Have Been Top Predators appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .