Late Cretaceous

German paleontologists have identified fossil remains of a 19-meter-long octopus from the Cretaceous period, challenging the long-held view that large marine vertebrates dominated prehistoric oceans. The discovery, made in sedimentary rock layers in northern Germany, includes well-preserved suckers and arm fragments consistent with cephalopod anatomy. Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum say the size and structure of … Weiterlesen …