The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters
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The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters
They were cunning and massive predators.
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July 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters
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Meet the new cretaceous kraken, Nanaimoteuthis Haggarti
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May 4, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Meet the new cretaceous kraken, Nanaimoteuthis Haggarti
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Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators. n.pr/4mT2TBR
A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
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April 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators. n.pr/4mT2TBR
Meet the real-life ‘Kraken’ that ruled the Cretaceous seas
Meet the real-life ‘Kraken’ that ruled the Cretaceous seas
Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain
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April 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Meet the real-life ‘Kraken’ that ruled the Cretaceous seas
WELCOME CRETACEOUS KRAKEN
Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
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Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
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April 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
WELCOME CRETACEOUS KRAKEN
Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
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Earliest octopuses were giant top predators in Cretaceous oceans
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Cretaceous Kraken vs. Mosasaurus speedpaint. Nanaimoteuthis haggarti fighting Leviathan, the huge Mosasaurus from Taliesaurus' fan adaptation of the first Dinoverse novel.
May 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Cretaceous Kraken vs. Mosasaurus speedpaint. Nanaimoteuthis haggarti fighting Leviathan, the huge Mosasaurus from Taliesaurus' fan adaptation of the first Dinoverse novel.
GUYS SHUT UP NEW OCTOPUS LORE JUST DROPPED www.npr.org/2026/04/24/n...
A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
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April 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
GUYS SHUT UP NEW OCTOPUS LORE JUST DROPPED www.npr.org/2026/04/24/n...
60 foot long octopi existed in the Cretaceous Era!! 😍https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5793988/giant-octopus-kraken-cretaceous-size
A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
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April 24, 2026 at 9:06 PM
60 foot long octopi existed in the Cretaceous Era!! 😍https://www.npr.org/2026/04/24/nx-s1-5793988/giant-octopus-kraken-cretaceous-size
A kraken-like octopus that could grow to 60 feet and prowl the oceans as a fierce predator roamed the Late Cretaceous seas, according to new research.
“There is a lot of potential here to begin to illuminate ancient worlds,” one scientist said.
“There is a lot of potential here to begin to illuminate ancient worlds,” one scientist said.
Scientists just discovered a 60-foot long, kraken-like octopus
The discovery, using novel techniques to analyze fossilized jaws, details how colossal octopuses hunted the Late Cretaceous depths, competing with apex predators.
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April 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A kraken-like octopus that could grow to 60 feet and prowl the oceans as a fierce predator roamed the Late Cretaceous seas, according to new research.
“There is a lot of potential here to begin to illuminate ancient worlds,” one scientist said.
“There is a lot of potential here to begin to illuminate ancient worlds,” one scientist said.
Release the Kraken! New evidence suggests the existence of a Cretaceous octopus estimated to be up to 19m long! 🐙
This is a pretty concerning graph! Hell's aquarium indeed.
April 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Release the Kraken! New evidence suggests the existence of a Cretaceous octopus estimated to be up to 19m long! 🐙
The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters www.zmescience.com/science/the-...
The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters
They were cunning and massive predators.
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July 8, 2026 at 11:28 AM
The First Octopuses Were Kraken-like Monsters In the Cretaceous Waters www.zmescience.com/science/the-...
Wake up, babe, a new Cretaceous Kraken just dropped.
Giant Cretaceous octopi. What started out as a bad year for fossil octopi (looking at you, @taphonomist.bsky.social) has suddenly taken a turn for the awesome
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April 23, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Wake up, babe, a new Cretaceous Kraken just dropped.
Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs arstechnica.com/science/2026...
Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs
Layer by layer, researchers revealed the jaws of an ancient predator.
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April 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Meet the 19-meter Cretaceous kraken that swam with mosasaurs arstechnica.com/science/2026...
LeviaThragg vs Battle Kraken
Nanaimoteuthis has been described! The Cretaceous Kraken itself!
Finally, a cephalopod that actually looks like it can brawl with the big cetaceans, modern and extinct, in this case Livyatan!
#paleoart #paleoartists #nanaimoteuthis #livyatan
Nanaimoteuthis has been described! The Cretaceous Kraken itself!
Finally, a cephalopod that actually looks like it can brawl with the big cetaceans, modern and extinct, in this case Livyatan!
#paleoart #paleoartists #nanaimoteuthis #livyatan
April 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
LeviaThragg vs Battle Kraken
Nanaimoteuthis has been described! The Cretaceous Kraken itself!
Finally, a cephalopod that actually looks like it can brawl with the big cetaceans, modern and extinct, in this case Livyatan!
#paleoart #paleoartists #nanaimoteuthis #livyatan
Nanaimoteuthis has been described! The Cretaceous Kraken itself!
Finally, a cephalopod that actually looks like it can brawl with the big cetaceans, modern and extinct, in this case Livyatan!
#paleoart #paleoartists #nanaimoteuthis #livyatan
Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain
Meet the real-life ‘Kraken’ that ruled the Cretaceous seas
Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain
www.scientificamerican.com
April 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Fossil jaws from colossal octopuses place them at the top of a prehistoric marine food chain
Lock in nuggets, the Cretaceous kraken just dropped.
Nanaimoteuthis, was a giant octopus from the Late Cretaceous of Canada and Japan.
And it was enormous (possibly).
With the largest of the species possibly reaching up to 18 meters (60 ft) and the smaller estimates at about 7 meters (22ft).
👇👇
Nanaimoteuthis, was a giant octopus from the Late Cretaceous of Canada and Japan.
And it was enormous (possibly).
With the largest of the species possibly reaching up to 18 meters (60 ft) and the smaller estimates at about 7 meters (22ft).
👇👇
April 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Lock in nuggets, the Cretaceous kraken just dropped.
Nanaimoteuthis, was a giant octopus from the Late Cretaceous of Canada and Japan.
And it was enormous (possibly).
With the largest of the species possibly reaching up to 18 meters (60 ft) and the smaller estimates at about 7 meters (22ft).
👇👇
Nanaimoteuthis, was a giant octopus from the Late Cretaceous of Canada and Japan.
And it was enormous (possibly).
With the largest of the species possibly reaching up to 18 meters (60 ft) and the smaller estimates at about 7 meters (22ft).
👇👇
My version of the newly-described “Cretaceous Kraken”, Nanaimoteuthis.
I created this as a shirt design for my TeePublic shop.
I created this as a shirt design for my TeePublic shop.
May 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
My version of the newly-described “Cretaceous Kraken”, Nanaimoteuthis.
I created this as a shirt design for my TeePublic shop.
I created this as a shirt design for my TeePublic shop.
Giant, Kraken-Like #Octopuses Once Stalked Their Prey in Cretaceous Seas
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Giant, Kraken-Like Octopuses Once Stalked Their Prey in Cretaceous Seas
Long before Megalodon ruled the seas, something just as unsettling may have lurked in the depths – giant octopuses the size of whales.
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April 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Giant, Kraken-Like #Octopuses Once Stalked Their Prey in Cretaceous Seas
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This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas https://gizmodo.com/this-62-foot-kraken-octopus-terrorized-cretaceous-seas-2000749705
This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas
Unlike most of its invertebrate peers, octopuses gave up protective shells... But it seems that the sacrifice was totally worth it.
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April 26, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This 62-Foot ‘Kraken’ Octopus Terrorized Cretaceous Seas https://gizmodo.com/this-62-foot-kraken-octopus-terrorized-cretaceous-seas-2000749705
GUYS SHUT UP NEW OCTOPUS LORE JUST DROPPED www.npr.org/2026/04/24/n...
A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
Researchers discovered evidence of enormous Kraken-like creatures who hunted in the seas some 100 million years ago, competing with large apex predators.
www.npr.org
April 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
GUYS SHUT UP NEW OCTOPUS LORE JUST DROPPED www.npr.org/2026/04/24/n...
#Cretaceous #Kaiju battle inspired by the recent giant #octopus paper. #SciArt #Paleoart #Paleontology #Invertebrate
April 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
#Cretaceous #Kaiju battle inspired by the recent giant #octopus paper. #SciArt #Paleoart #Paleontology #Invertebrate
RELEASE THE KRAKEN! (Turns out there really was something like that.) wapo.st/4sUymVE via @washingtonpost.com
Scientists just discovered a 60-foot-long, kraken-like octopus
The discovery, using novel techniques to analyze fossilized jaws, details how colossal octopuses hunted the Late Cretaceous depths, competing with apex predators.
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April 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
RELEASE THE KRAKEN! (Turns out there really was something like that.) wapo.st/4sUymVE via @washingtonpost.com
Release the Kraken: 60-foot Octopuses Were Top Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows
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#Science #Fossils #Octopus #AncientWorld
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#Science #Fossils #Octopus #AncientWorld
Release the Kraken: 60-foot Octopuses Were Top Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows
The kraken: a giant squid or octopus of myth, seems to have swam in the Cretaceous oceans, a Japanese study shows.
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May 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Release the Kraken: 60-foot Octopuses Were Top Predators 100 Million Years Ago, Fossils Shows
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#Science #Fossils #Octopus #AncientWorld
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