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Largest-ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators

During the Cretaceous, 19-metre-long predatory octopuses swam the seas, and evidence from their fossilised remains suggest they may have been highly intelligent hunters ...

Giant ‘Kraken’ Octopus Ruled the Ocean 100 Million Years Ago, Study Suggests

The largest octopus alive today, in comparison, is the giant Pacific octopus. Per National Geographic, it tends to reach up ...
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Largest ever octopus was top predator in dinosaur-era oceans

The 19-metre-long Nanaimoteuthis haggarti was a fearsome carnivore eating fish, crustaceans and many other sea creatures.

Jaw fossils suggest a 60-foot octopus was the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous

The ancient cephalopod, Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, appears to have been an apex predator that rivaled mosasaurs to rule ...