They found a strange sea creature 520 million years old

April 14, 2019

Those who found this terrifying creature were surprised by the 18 tentacles she has in her mouth and by the resemblance to other fossils.

The group of scientists led by Jakob Vinther, belonging to the University of Bristol, has discovered an incredible south of Kunming in Yunnan province, in southern China. creature.

They identified it as being "Daihua" because it is about the Yunnan Dai tribe. What did they find characteristic is that this creature Under water has 18 tentacles and what they have identified is that these protrude around their mouths.

As badyzed, it contains data dating back over 520 million years. What they highlighted, is that what they found was covered with small branches very similar to the feathers, as this allowed them to hunt more easily their respective prey.

For his part, Vinther told the science journal Live Science: "Thanks to the fossils, we have been able to discover the origin of these strange ctenophores.Although we can now show that they came from a a very sensitive place, it does not make them less rare. "

In addition, what they have identified is that this creature, "Daihua", is very similar to another fossil already found. The latter is the famous Burgess shale (508 million years old) called "Dinomischus". The similarity coincides in that it has the same number of tentacles also has an organic skeleton.

The archaeologist said, "This was probably one of the most exciting moments of my life" and he added: "We have released a zoology textbook and have tried to center our head on the differences and the similarities, then another fossil appeared, filling that void. "

At the same time, Jakob Vinther concluded: "It's a Pandora's box, every time we find a new place like this, there are still many gaps, there are still many strange wonders." the authors of the study, their findings are strong evidence that it is related to corals, sea anemones and jellyfish.

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