sentences:  List of colossal squid specimens and sightings
  
  This list of colossal squid specimens and sightings is a timeline of recorded human encounters with members of the genus "Mesonychoteuthis", popularly known as colossal squid.It includes animals that were caught by fishermen, recovered (in whole or in part) from sperm whales and other predatory species, as well as those reliably sighted at sea.