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.
The new fossil animals have been named Timorebestia, meaning ‘terror beasts’ in Latin. Adorned with fins down the sides of their body, a distinct head with long antennae, massive jaw structures inside their mouth, and growing to more than 30cm in length, these were some of the largest swimming animals in the Early Cambrian times.
Nah, those are just Goa’uld from one of the many time travel episodes.
At 30cm in length, I think you’re right.
Fossils.
Fossils of a half-billion year old predator worm.
Not. Y’know. C’thulhu’s Viking cousins.
The spice must flow!
30cm in length
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Compounded by the lack of pictures in this article.
Tremors got it right, huh?
At 30cm in length, maybe on ant scale (ngl, I’d probably watch that movie lol)
We have metre long earth worms near me, could throw some of them in.
Greenland Bull Worm!
He who controls the spice controls the universe!
Brutally blatant clickbait.
Lovecraft was right
It’s called a tim’rous beastie? Damn it’s a few weeks early for Burns’ night