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(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences / Hokkaido University via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Giant "kraken-like" octopuses were terrifying apex predators of the oceans 100 million years ago, according to new research.

Giant “kraken-like” octopuses were apex predators of the seas 100 million years ago

A sketch of the giant "kraken-like" octopus. (Yohei Utsuki: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University via SWNS)

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(Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences / Hokkaido University via SWNS)

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