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Meet The “Wandering Meatloaf”, The First Living Creature With Iron In Its Teeth – IFLScience
Cryptochiton stelleri are a type of mollusk known as a chiton that have earned the nickname “wandering meatloaf” for their reddish-brown color and ovoid sh
Cryptochiton stelleri are a type of mollusk known as a chiton that have earned the nickname wandering meatloaf for their reddish-brown color and ovoid shape. That is not the end of their weirdness, however, with the discovery their teeth are made of an iron-based mineral previously only seen in rocks.
In a taxonomic group that includes octopuses and oysters, you have to be a bit strange if you want to stand out. Getting around on a single muscular foot and feeding on algae, bacteria, and sometimes…
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