62-foot ‘kraken-like’ octopus identified as ‘top-tier predator’ 100M years ago — with powerful, bone-crushing bite: scientists

New York Post·Apr 23

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A large, kraken-like cephalopod is reported to have existed in the oceans 100 million years ago, with some outlets describing it as an octopus and others as a squid. This creature is said to have been a top-tier predator with a powerful bite. The size of the creature is likened to a 5-story building or a school bus, but there is uncertainty over whether it was an octopus or a squid.

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