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Newly Discovered Sea Creature Was Once the Largest Animal On Earth

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-going-to-need-a-bigger-pot dept.

sciencehabit writes Almost half a billion years ago, the largest animal on Earth was a 2-meter-long, helmet-headed sea creature that fed on some of the ocean's tiniest prey. The newly described species is one of the largest arthropods yet discovered, a class of animals that includes spiders and crabs. The well-preserved remains of the multisegmented creature are providing clues about how subsequent arthropods' legs may have evolved from the dozens of stubby flaps used to propel this beast through the water.

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  1. I've got your by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    2-meter-long, helmet-headed creature....

    First post :)

    1. Re:I've got your by pecosdave · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, the NFL is full of them.

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  2. Aegirocassis Benmoulae? by Guy+From+V · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is the most "Why not Zoidberg" scenario ever.

  3. 2-meter-long, helmet-headed sea creature by larpon · · Score: 2, Funny

    uuuh.. ehehe.. hey Beavis... ehehe

  4. More importantly by OzPeter · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a short time I was the youngest person on earth.

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  5. Pokemon? by rjejr · · Score: 3, Funny

    That artwork is straight out of the Pokedex, maybe an ice type?