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Ancient Oceans Teemed With Whale-Sized Octopuses
Fossils show huge octopus-like creatures, up to 62 feet long, lived 72 million years ago. They were bigger than modern octopuses and hunted large sea animals.
#AncientOctopus, #FossilDiscovery, #CretaceousPeriod, #MarineLife, #PrehistoricAnimals
https://newsletter.tf/giant-62-foot-octopuses-ancient-seas-72-million-years-ago/
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Ancient octopuses found were as big as sperm whales, much larger than today's octopuses. This discovery shows how big sea life used to be.
#AncientOctopus, #FossilDiscovery, #CretaceousPeriod, #MarineLife, #PrehistoricAnimals
https://newsletter.tf/giant-62-foot-octopuses-ancient-seas-72-million-years-ago/