(CNN) Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more than 500 million years ago, according to<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/newly-discovered-large-predator-worms-ruled-the-seas-as-earths-earliest-carnivores-study-finds/">Read More</a>
Timorebestia, which means terror beasts in Latin, were said to be near the top of the food chain equivalent to the modern-day 'sharks and seals' during the time they were alive
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The 1-ft-long worm, whose name Timorebestia means terror beasts in Latin, was one of the largest animals prowling Earth s oceans during the Early Cambrian Period, scientists said