Were enormous octopuses apex predators in ancient oceans?
Illustration of the giant octopus. Image: Yohei Utsuki, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University At the time of the dinosaurs, the oceans were teeming with life. Below the waves, giant marine reptiles, such as the fearsome 4m (13ft) long mosasaurs, were the undisputed apex predators. In artistic reconstructions of these ancient oceans, cephalopods […]
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