I think he's referring to the Colossal Squid. Recently (2007) a specimen was found alive and then died and was frozen and brought to a lab to be defrosted and examined. Previously the samples found were long dead and degraded (eaten/decomposed). While we know that it existed we also knew almost nothing about it. Some people misunderstand the discovery and dissection of the squid, the largest and most intact specimen. As the discovery of the species.
