Mosasaurs

“Imagination of the giant octopus Nanaimoteuthis haggarti, which lived in the oceans of the Late Cretaceous.” Credit: Yohei Utsuki, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University.

Were giant octopuses super predators in the oceans of the age of dinosaurs?

  • No comments
Jaw fossils from Japan and Canada suggest that ancient giant octopuses of the genus Nanaimoteuthis may have reached lengths of 7–19 meters and hunted hard-shelled prey, and their diet also included marine reptiles.
Science website logo
SEARCH