Scientists discover Kraken beak fossil! (Nanaimoteuthis hagarti)
Scientists recently discovered 27 ancient octopus beaks in Canada and Japan that date back 72 million to 100 million years, contemporaneous with dinosaurs.
The size of the beak is very large, about 50% larger than the beak of the Giant squid.
Because the ratio between the size of the beak and the size of the octopus's body is consistent, scientists can estimate the size of the ancient octopus and the largest estimate is 18.6 meters !
That size is slightly larger than legendary giant predators such as mosasaurs, livyatan, and can even match the size of megalodon.
Based on analysis of scratches on its beak, scientists found that the level of wear and scratches on its beak was very high , even eroding 10% of its beak size.
This means that the Kraken often ate very hard and dense prey , so it is possible that the Kraken also preyed on giant marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs and even mosasaurs.