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Giant Carnivorous worms roamed the seaS half a billion years ago
Phys,org ^ | Science X Staff

Posted on 01/03/2024 1:24:57 PM PST by njslim

Fossils of a new group of animal predators have been located in the Early Cambrian Sirius Passet fossil locality in North Greenland. These large worms may be some of the earliest carnivorous animals to have colonized the water column more than 518 million years ago, revealing a past dynasty of predators that scientists didn't know existed.

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Graboids ??
1 posted on 01/03/2024 1:24:57 PM PST by njslim
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Dune Sandworms?...................


2 posted on 01/03/2024 1:26:55 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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3 posted on 01/03/2024 1:28:49 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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They eventually evolved into IRS agents.


4 posted on 01/03/2024 1:29:09 PM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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I was thinking Helen Thomas.
5 posted on 01/03/2024 1:39:06 PM PST by plsvn
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

here it comes.


6 posted on 01/03/2024 1:42:45 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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Graboids??

That was my first thought. There may be some validity to the Sci Fi series..

7 posted on 01/03/2024 1:43:42 PM PST by vetvetdoug
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Giant worms?


8 posted on 01/03/2024 1:47:18 PM PST by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Red Badger

The Spice must flow...


9 posted on 01/03/2024 1:47:46 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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Of course!

That’s why there is six degrees from Bacon after all...


10 posted on 01/03/2024 1:48:19 PM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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At least it wasn't an....




11 posted on 01/03/2024 1:49:53 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ComputerGuy

LOL.


12 posted on 01/03/2024 1:54:18 PM PST by Toespi
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Shai Hulud


13 posted on 01/03/2024 2:00:33 PM PST by HandBasketHell
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Chris Christie in a previous life?


14 posted on 01/03/2024 2:08:24 PM PST by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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Their cousins still live in Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Gippsland_earthworm


15 posted on 01/03/2024 2:12:00 PM PST by Woodman
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“Giant Carnivorous worms roamed the seaS half a billion years ago”

Now they are roaming the halls of Capital Hill as democrats.


16 posted on 01/03/2024 2:14:11 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.)
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An artist painting of what a few looked like (big one center): IMG-9182
17 posted on 01/03/2024 2:57:56 PM PST by Phoenix8
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I had JUST been thinking "Capitol Hill" and "Democrats"

The you posted this:

"Now they are roaming the halls of Capital Hill as democrats."

Subtle, eh?

18 posted on 01/03/2024 2:58:15 PM PST by kinsman redeemer (The real enemy seeks to devour what is good. )
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In case anyone was wondering, they define “giant” as “more than” 30 cm (12 inches) in length.


19 posted on 01/03/2024 3:02:22 PM PST by katana
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Note to self: Stay out of the seas 500,000 years ago.

Where did I put that time machine anyway?


20 posted on 01/03/2024 3:15:04 PM PST by DannyTN
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