Colossal octopus may have dominated Cretaceous oceans, researchers say | The Jerusalem Post
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Giant octopuses that may have stretched up to 19 meters (62 feet) long appear to have been among the top predators in Cretaceous seas about 100 million years ago.
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Giant octopuses that may have stretched up to 19 meters (62 feet) long appear to have been among the top predators in Cretaceous seas about 100 million years ago.
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