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Scientists have just discovered a 62-foot prehistoric octopus, and it might have hunted dinosaurs
Massive octopuses, some as long as 62 feet, once roamed the oceans during the time of the dinosaurs. New fossil discoveries suggest that these gigantic invertebrates were top predators in the Cretaceous period.
Most octopus bodies don't fossilize - but their rock-hard beaks survived long enough to reveal something extraordinary.
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A distinct striped pattern on a species of octopus varies from one individual to the next, which could help researchers monitor the rare animal. Pygmy zebra octopuses (Octopus chierchiae), also known as lesser Pacific striped octopuses, live in shallow ...