A reconstruction of the pelagic ecosystem and the organisms fossilized in Sirius Passet, revealing how Timorebestia was one of the largest predators in the water column more than 518 million years ago. Artwork by Bob Nicholls/@BobNichollsArt The nearly half a billion year old remains of some enormous and extinct carnivorous worms have been discovered near the top of the world by an international team of researchers. The ancient creature named Timorebestia, or ‘terror beasts’ in Latin, lived in
Scientists have uncovered a new huge predatory worm species thought to have hunted in the Earth’s water column around 518 million years ago. They also believe this worm, whose name means terror beast, was one the earliest carnivorous swimming animals.
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