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Paleontologists discovered fossilized remains of five previously unknown shark species in Egypt's Western Desert, shedding light on prehistoric marine ecosystems during the Late Cretaceous period.
Paleontologists in Argentina have announced the discovery of a previously unknown species of unenlagiid dinosaur, which roamed freshwater wetlands during the Late Cretaceous period, providing new evidence of 'fishing' dinosaurs.
Recent fossil discoveries, including new evidence from the late Cretaceous period, indicate that enormous, kraken-like octopuses, potentially as large as lorries, existed 100 million years ago and were among the largest apex predators in prehistoric oceans.