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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 ??
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:24:57 PM PST
by
njslim
To: njslim
Dune Sandworms?...................
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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.....................)
To: njslim
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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!)
To: njslim
They eventually evolved into IRS agents.
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:29:09 PM PST
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: ComputerGuy
I was thinking Helen Thomas.
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:39:06 PM PST
by
plsvn
To: plsvn
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
here it comes.
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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 )
To: njslim
Graboids??That was my first thought. There may be some validity to the Sci Fi series..
To: njslim
Giant worms?
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:47:18 PM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Red Badger
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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)
To: njslim
Of course!
That’s why there is six degrees from Bacon after all...
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:48:19 PM PST
by
sauropod
(The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
To: njslim
At least it wasn't an....
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:49:53 PM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: ComputerGuy
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posted on
01/03/2024 1:54:18 PM PST
by
Toespi
To: njslim
To: njslim
Chris Christie in a previous life?
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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)
To: njslim
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posted on
01/03/2024 2:12:00 PM PST
by
Woodman
To: njslim
“Giant Carnivorous worms roamed the seaS half a billion years ago”
Now they are roaming the halls of Capital Hill as democrats.
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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.)
To: njslim
An artist painting of what a few looked like (big one center):
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posted on
01/03/2024 2:57:56 PM PST
by
Phoenix8
To: 2CAVTrooper
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?
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posted on
01/03/2024 2:58:15 PM PST
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good. )
To: njslim
In case anyone was wondering, they define “giant” as “more than” 30 cm (12 inches) in length.
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posted on
01/03/2024 3:02:22 PM PST
by
katana
To: njslim
Note to self: Stay out of the seas 500,000 years ago.
Where did I put that time machine anyway?
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posted on
01/03/2024 3:15:04 PM PST
by
DannyTN
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