The ‘Kraken’ octopus, which existed during the dinosaur era, was a colossal, 62-foot-long apex predator of the marine environment.

An in-depth examination of 27 fossilized jaws from finned octopuses disputes the long-held notion that the dominant oceanic predators of the Cretaceous era were exclusively vertebrates. Subscribe to our newsletter These discoveries extend the known timeline of the earliest octopuses…











