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Mystery of the Tully Monster solved!

Adam Khor · 2016-03-16 20:47:25

One of the weirdest prehistoric animals was actually a vertebrate: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160316-tully-monster-vertebrate-fossil-animal-paleontology-science/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160316news-tullymonster&utm_campaign=Content&sf22678495=1

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Adam Khor

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One of the weirdest prehistoric animals was actually a vertebrate:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/160316-tully-monster-vertebrate-fossil-animal-paleontology-science/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_fb20160316news-tullymonster&utm_campaign=Content&sf22678495=1

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#2 16-03-2016 11:15pm

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the snout is slightly reminiscent of opabinia

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#3 17-03-2016 4:44pm

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Was just about to post a similar link about this:
Fishy origin of bizarre fossil 'monster'

That has to be one of the most alien-looking creature I've ever come across!

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#4 19-03-2016 8:37am

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Gwynston wrote: »

Was just about to post a similar link about this:
Fishy origin of bizarre fossil 'monster'

That has to be one of the most alien-looking creature I've ever come across!

I wonder how it used that...claw, proboscis, thing?

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#5 21-03-2016 12:38am

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I assume it is it's prehensile mouth so it could sit in place and still feed

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