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Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans(science.org)

4 points by marojejian 22 days ago | 1 comment

Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans | Dark Hacker News

marojejian 22 days ago |

Up to 60ft long.

this figure comparing body size estimates is fun:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aea6285#F4

also, NPR story: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5793988/giant-octopus-k...