A real-life Kraken stalked the seas of the late Cretaceous
A sketch of the giant octopus. Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University hide caption toggle caption Yohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University A hundred million years ago during the late Cretaceous period, the oceans were filled with giant predators, prowling for their next meal. There was the mosasaur —…