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Nannoteuthis: The 19-Meter Super-Predator We Never Knew Existed

2026-05-01 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about evidence of an actual Kraken from 100 million years ago Links: https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.aea6285 Other videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rj1iabVj4o https://youtu.be/sKZ18vfweC8 https://youtu.be/OD9nYixgp6A #science #kraken #paleontology 0:00 Kraken was...real? Nanaimoteuthis Haggarti 1:48 Why it's so hard to find invertebrate fossils 3:10 New discovery and new method used in Japan 4:10 Main discovery - monstrous Kraken species 5:40 Signs of a top predator 7:00 Exciting evidence of handedness inside the brain 7:58 Exciting convergent evolution 9:45 Clarifying the Kraken proposition 10:45 Implications and conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Dmitry Bogdanov CC BY 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mosasaurus_beaugei1DB.jpg GeSHaFish CC BY SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesonychoteuthis_hamiltoni_beak.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@RileyE-b7u 2026-05-02

Hi Mr. Petrov, I was your math student in TCIS! It’s awesome to see your channel rocking. I always wish you the best

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@TotesRandom 2026-05-01

"We also found a bone or two of Cthulu."

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@Iamthelolrus 2026-05-01

Finally an answer to humanity's oldest question: Whats kraken?

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@victorkrawchuk9141 2026-05-01

Modern octopuses have three hearts, but the two which support the gills shut down while the animal is swimming so they cannot swim far without tiring. They can catch prey by swimming a short distance to pounce on something, but usually they're ambush predators or use their tentacles to flush smaller prey out of crevices. I wonder how much this Kraken could swim after Mosasaurs or Plesiosuars to catch them. Perhaps instead they haunted shorelines or tide pools to snatch animals wandering close by, either in the sea or on land. Still a bit scary, like the scene in Lord of the Rings in front of the door to Khazad-dûm (the "Watcher in the Water" beast...). It will be interesting to learn more about this animal, thank you...

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@superc5845 2026-05-02

“There are multiple leviathan class life forms in the area. Are you sure whatever you’re doing is worth it?”

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@chadnixon1094 2026-05-02

Being born in 76 i remember the early days of the internet, before lies and B.S.was monetized the (good Ole days).Anton is one of the few that I always trust,no clickbate or misleading titles. Love ya man and your videos and the fact you keep it real.

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@whatdamath 2026-05-03

Edit: there was a spelling mistake with the name of the creature earlier. It's called Nanaimoteuthis haggarti

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@mac5237 2026-05-02

Dude, imagine this thing changing color and camoflauging.

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@ancelcole4404 2026-05-02

Can you imagine the water displacement when it decided to move

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@skullcloud3465 2026-05-03

We got confirmed IRL Kraken before gta 6

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