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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/23/kraken-like-giant-octopuses-crunched-cretaceous-bones
‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey | Palaeontology | The Guardian
Apr 23, 2026 - Study of fossilised beaks shows patterns of wear and suggests some ancient species were up to 19 metres long
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https://www.global.hokudai.ac.jp/news/25804/
Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago – Hokkaido University
Fossil evidence suggests that some of the earliest octopuses were enormous, powerful predators in...
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https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15759039/KRAKEN-Giant-octopuses-size-sperm-whales.html
The real-life KRAKEN: Giant octopuses the same size as sperm whales roamed the oceans 72 million...
Apr 24, 2026 - The ancient oceans were once ruled by giant 'kraken-like' octopuses that measured up to 62 feet (19m) long, new research reveals.
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https://www.sci.news/paleontology/cretaceous-giant-octopuses-14723.html
In Cretaceous Oceans, Giant ‘Kraken-Like’ Octopuses May Have Been Top Predators | Sci.News
Apr 27, 2026 - 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...
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https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/04/23/giant-octopus-kraken-marine-predator-dinosaurs/
Giant 60-foot octopuses were top marine predators with dinosaurs
Apr 23, 2026 - Research on fossilized jaws suggests kraken-like octopuses, measuring up to 62 feet, were top marine predators 100 million years ago
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/471083/octopus-farming-bans-sentience
Spanish seafood giant Nueva Pescanova wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists say it’s...
Dec 4, 2025 - Inside the race to ban octopus farming before it starts.
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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/kraken-octopus-largest-invertebrate
Giant, kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the Cretaceous deep
Apr 23, 2026 - Some octopuses that lived over 72 million years ago were as long as whales. These huge predators may have been the largest invertebrates ever.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-kraken-like-octopuses-once-stalked-their-prey-in-cretaceous-seas
Giant, Kraken-Like Octopuses Once Stalked Their Prey in Cretaceous Seas : ScienceAlert
Long before Megalodon ruled the seas, something just as unsettling may have lurked in the depths – giant octopuses the size of whales.
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