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A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

NEW YORK (AP) — The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus.

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'Kraken' octopus from the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean

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62-foot ‘kraken-like’ octopus identified as ‘top-tier predator’ 100M years ago — with powerful, bone-crushing bite: scientists

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Giant, 60-foot octopuses were apex predators 100 million years ago, fossil discovery shows

Giant octopuses measuring up to 62 feet (19 meters) in length were among the top ocean predators around 100 million years ago, according to new research that uncovered rare fossils hidden within solid...

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Giant ‘kraken-like’ octopuses ate dinosaurs

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‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey

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Giant, kraken-like octopuses may have ruled the Cretaceous deep

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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Octopuses the size of school buses dominated prehistoric oceans

A new study suggests 60-foot-long creatures resembling the mythical “kraken” were top marine predators millions of years ago.

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Discover the Largest Non-Dinosaur Land Predator to Ever Live

Long before mammals dominated the land and even before the most famous dinosaurs appeared, Earth was home to a wide variety of powerful predators. While dinosaurs often get most of the attention when it comes to giant prehistoric carnivores, they weren’t ...