Giant Kraken-like Octopuses Ruled Ancient Oceans

0:00Scientists just dropped the bombshell on ancient oceans. Cracken-sized octopuses stretching up to 19 meters long ruled as top predators during the... Lake Cretaceous, right-wing dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex, dominated land, researchers from Hokkaido University examined dozens of jaw fossils from two extinct species, Nanimotuthus, Jeletski, and Inhagrati, dug up in, Japan, and on Vancouver Island. These soft-body beasts flew under the radar for ages because they rarely fossilize, leaving paleontologists to spotlight hard-shaled marine. Reptiles instead. But new tech-like grinding tomography and AI unlocked their secrets, revealing jaw wear from chipping, scratching, and crushing hard prey-like shells. And bones. This means they likely tackled giant swimmers such as mosa sores and polisiossores, reshaping our view of Cretaceous seas where invertebrates held there. Own against the big vertebrate hunters. Stay informed with Canada News today, AI-powered updates.

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