Sometimes it's hard to tell what an animal looks like when it's been
extinct for over 400 million years. Scientists have studied the thumb-sized
worm for more than 50 years now, and have only just discovered which end is the
head.
A new model for the creature includes a ring of teeth around its mouth, a simple pair of eyes, and a foregut lined with tiny little teeth. The discovery means that Hallucigenia not only makes sense now — it’s also way scarier than we thought.
Source & further reading:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8838169/hallucigenia-worm-fossil-nature-study-2015
A new model for the creature includes a ring of teeth around its mouth, a simple pair of eyes, and a foregut lined with tiny little teeth. The discovery means that Hallucigenia not only makes sense now — it’s also way scarier than we thought.
Source & further reading:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/24/8838169/hallucigenia-worm-fossil-nature-study-2015
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