Fossil of Giant Squid-Like Creature from Cretaceous Period Bears Marks of Deadly Attack

Reconstruction of a mosasaur and large fish preying on an injured Enchoteuthis, representing potential candidates for the bite marks on the octopod. Image credit: Kaitlin Lindblad.

Paleontologists studying a fossil unearthed in southern Manitoba, Canada, have identified what they believe are two bite marks on the internal skeleton of the ancient giant cephalopod Enchoteuthis.

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