Unearthing Giant Cretaceous Octopuses: Apex Predators from Fossil Jaws
Paleontologists identified two giant octopus species, N. jeletzkyi and N. haggarti, from Late Cretaceous fossil jaws in Japan/Canada. N. haggarti, up to 19m long, was an apex predator, dwarfing even modern giant squid and likely marine reptiles of its era, challenging views of ancient food chains.