This ancient cephalopod, often described as a “living fossil,” was sighted in late November 2024 during an underwater operation near the German Channel in Palau. The sighting, which marks the ...

According to The New York Times, some paleontologists like Christian Klug believe it is instead a known species of ancient cephalopods. Of course, Dr. Whalen says that there are enough differences ...

Tusoteuthis was a giant squid nearly equal in size to those that ply the oceans today—with their tentacles stretched out, the ancient cephalopods may have measured 25 to 35 feet (8 to 11 meters ...