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Research Reveals Squids Dominated Oceans 100 Million Years Ago

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A state-of-the-art fossil discovery technique shows that squids originated and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the Earth's seas tens of millions of years ago.

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Jerusalem Post

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Rulers of the sea: 100 million years ago squids were kings

Researchers uncovered 263 fossilized squid beaks, including about 40 different species that had never been seen before.

2 days ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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SF Weekly

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Research reveals squids dominated oceans 100 million years ago

A state-of-the-art fossil discovery technique shows that squids originated and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the Earth's seas tens of millions of years ago.

2 days ago

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scientias.nl

New Research Rewrites the History of Underwater Life: Squid Ruled the Oceans 100 Million Years Ago

Modern squids are incredibly well equipped to survive in the sea. They are lightning fast, intelligent, can squeeze through tiny holes and change color in a tentacle flip when the situation demands it. But did you know that their ancestors already dominated the oceans millions of years ago? Thanks to a new fossil technique, a world is now going […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

2 days ago·Middelharnis, Netherlands

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Techno-Science.net

The Squid Dominated the Seas 100 Million Years Ago

A new technique reveals an unsuspected abundance of squid 100 million years ago. Their dominance calls into question our vision of ancient marine ecosystems. So far...

2 days ago

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