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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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To: katana

Around 9 inches, huh?

wy69


21 posted on 01/03/2024 3:59:02 PM PST by whitney69 (yption tunnels)
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To: kinsman redeemer

Like an eclipse or something.🙂


22 posted on 01/03/2024 5:15:34 PM PST by Reynoldo (BurnLootMurder)
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To: njslim

The worm has turned.


23 posted on 01/03/2024 5:48:39 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Magnum44

One of my favorite all time movies


24 posted on 01/03/2024 5:55:24 PM PST by nomorelurker
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To: njslim

carnivorous worms = Byedone and cult.


25 posted on 01/03/2024 7:48:49 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (MURDER IS MYRDER)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

While scrollong I read that as CORONAous worms. LOL


26 posted on 01/03/2024 9:55:22 PM PST by KEVLAR ( )
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To: njslim

They went extinct when they went vegan.


27 posted on 01/04/2024 1:10:08 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: KEVLAR

>While scrollong I read that as CORONAous worms. LOL<

I do that way too much.


28 posted on 01/04/2024 9:53:37 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U (MURDER IS MYRDER)
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To: njslim

29 posted on 01/04/2024 10:00:59 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." - Kahlil Gibran)
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