[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.