A "kraken-like" giant octopus might have been one of the most formidable predators around 100 million years ago, scientists have found. New research led by scientists from Japan's Hokkaido University, ...

Study of fossilised beaks shows patterns of wear and suggests some ancient species were up to 19 metres long ...

Giant "kraken-like" octopuses were terrifying apex predators of the oceans 100 million years ago, according to new research. The "enormous" creatures were active carnivores who routinely crushed hard ...

The kraken — a gigantic, tentacled sea monster capable of dragging ships and sailors down into the depths — is a creature of Norwegian myth. But millions of years ago, a similar real-life animal ...

‘Kraken’ fossils show enormous, intelligent octopuses were top predators in Cretaceous seas Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain ...