Still Waters Posted February 21, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2017 One June day in 1994, Derek K. Armstrong of the Ontario Geological Survey was dropped by helicopter in a remote region of Ontario. There he chipped away samples from the exposed rock and brought them back to the Royal Ontario Museum. Years later another team of geologists from the University of Bristol (UB) would stumble upon the samples and make a startling discovery – the fossil of a giant worm with large snapping jaws. Their find has been described today in the journal Scientific Reports. http://newatlas.com/giant-worm-fossil/48030/ 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkenpath25 Posted February 21, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I am glad it was a fossil , I'd hate trying to get that sucker on my fishing hook . joking aside its always interesting what Geologist finds. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted February 21, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Quote Years later another team of geologists from the University of Bristol (UB) would stumble upon the samples and make a startling discovery – the fossil of a giant worm with large snapping jaws Somebody call Burt. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted February 22, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 22, 2017 It's the distant ancestor of the Mongolian death worm. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Unicorn Posted February 23, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Why did I first think of tremors when I saw the jaws LOL But seriously I love the way we are finding so many new species in fossils. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted February 23, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2017 It's quite interesting and scary as well. I wonder if they evolved into something else or just died off. I also vote for calling Burt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted February 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Look up videos of Bobbit Worms, nasty ambush predators. Then there's the rare Loraina Bobbit Worm. Even deadlier. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted February 24, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Proof that Ontario was once the southern range of the Alaskan Bull Worm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted February 24, 2017 #9 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Rather reminiscent of modern flatworms. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=flatworms&FORM=HDRSC2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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