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Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction – EurekAlert
Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms–some as long as two metres–roamed the ocean floor near Taiwan over 20…
IMAGE: Field excursion at Yehliu.
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Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms–some as long as two metres–roamed the ocean floor near Taiwan over 20 million years ago. The finding, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is the result of reconstructing an unusual trace fossil that they identified as a burrow of these ancient worms.
According to the study’s lead author, SFU Earth Sciences PhD student, Yu-Yen…
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