All articles tagged with #giant octopus
Fossil jaws from two extinct Nanaimoteuthis species suggest octopuses could reach about 62 feet, making them possibly the largest invertebrates and top predators in the Cretaceous seas, capable of hunting hard-shelled prey and reshaping the marine food web alongside mosasaurs.
A Science study using Digital Fossil Mining reveals Nanaimoteuthis haggarti giant octopuses, potentially up to 19 meters, as apex predators in the Late Cretaceous, with beaks found in rocks and wear patterns on jaws suggesting hard-shell/bone crushing and possibly advanced cognition, indicating invertebrates shared top-predator status with mosasaurs and other marine reptiles.