[ptrikha21]

Forget the "Pirates of the Caribbean" —it turns out the Kraken actually had a prehistoric day job.
A groundbreaking fossil discovery at Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park confirms that a giant, school-bus-sized octopus once ruled the ancient Triassic seas.

Paleontologists identified "midden" piles—organized bone heaps—suggesting this cephalopod didn't just hunt; it played with its food.
This clever predator likely drowned Shonisaurus ichthyosaurs (think marine dinosaurs) before snapping their necks.
This evidence shifts our understanding of marine intelligence, proving that massive, tentacled nightmares were chillingly real long before sailors told tall tales.

News Link :
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/kraken-was-real-and-devoured-dinosaurs-school-bus-sized-giant-octopus-ruled-ancient-seas-new-fossil-discovery-confirms/articleshow/130483329.cms


#Kraken
#Paleontology
#AncientHistory

[Fergal]

That is a frightening looking creature. Imagine meeting that if you were out at sea

[eldavis]

There is still so much we don't know and understand about sea creatures and the sea it self to be honest.

[ptrikha21]

That is a frightening looking creature. Imagine meeting that if you were out at sea

Indeed. That would mean no chance of survival !!
Or may be even death by "Heart attack" !

-- 01 May 2026, 19:09 --

There is still so much we don't know and understand about sea creatures and the sea it self to be honest.

Indeed. New discoveries are made. New facts come out of either discoveries or scientific research.
And well, we have not been able to reach much beyond earth's surface or in the depths of the Oceans and Seas.

[eldavis]

True, which makes one wonder the kind of things lurking deep down that we haven't found out yet.

[ptrikha21]

True, which makes one wonder the kind of things lurking deep down that we haven't found out yet.

Indeed, so much more to discover and know about !