Giant Octopuses Ruled Ancient Oceans

0:00It's April 23rd, Canada news today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Picture this, a hundred million years ago, during dinosaur times, the oceans had a hidden boss lurking in the deep. New research shows massive octopuses, like crackin beasts, were top predators with bodies stretching over 60 feet long and eight powerful arms. Scientists dug into fossilized jaws from Japan and Canada's Vancouver Island, spotting 15 known ones, and 12 more with a slick new digital. Scanning trick that peels back rock layers, these squishy critters always got overlooked because their soft bodies rarely fossilized, and folks figured spineless sea life couldn't hang with. Sharks, mosa sores, or pleasios sores. But those kite and beaks were built to crush shells and bones like nothing. The jaws tell a wild story sizes from 23 to 62 feet, with the biggest showing scratches, chips, and wear from battling tough prey. No modern octopus comes close.

1:02This flips the script on ancient oceans, and experts say hunting more fossils worldwide will map out how these giants fit into the food chain for. Good.