Cretaceous Kraken Unearthed: AI Reveals a 19-Meter Invertebrate Apex Predator

This discovery upends the traditional view that Cretaceous marine ecosystems were dominated exclusively by large vertebrates, proving that massive invertebrates also sat at the top of the food chain. By integrating AI with high-resolution Digital Fossil Mining, researchers have unlocked a new methodology for studying soft-bodied organisms that were previously invisible to science.