Squids are magnificent creatures which rule the oceans and are known for their camouflage, and also recently it has been found that their remarkable color shifting ability could play a role in ...

Researchers from Hokkaido University in Japan have uncovered fossil evidence suggesting that squids originated around 100 million years ago and rapidly diversified, becoming dominant predators in ...

Examples of fossil lower beaks of squids from the Late Cretaceous discovered in this study. Scalebar: 1mm. Credit: Ikegami et al., Science, June 26, 2025 Squids first appeared about 100 million years ...

Ancient squids dominated the oceans 100 million years ago, reveals new research. A state-of-the-art fossil discovery technique shows that squids originated and quickly rose to become dominant ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s greatest extinction. Tens of thousands of fossils reveal fully aquatic ...

Remarkable fossils found in North Greenland have helped researchers solve a 500-million-year-old puzzle surrounding squid-like ancestors. It was previously thought ancient organisms called ...