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Massive New Predator Discovered in Burgess Shale (Titanokorys gainesi)
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“Absolutely Mind-Boggling” Massive New Animal Species Discovered in 500 Million-Year-Old Burgess Shale. SciTechDaily, September 8, 2021 ‘Spaceship-Shaped’ Fossil Reveals Hungry Predator of Ancient Oceans Titanokorys gainesi, turned up in the Canadian Rockies, was among the largest known predators 500 million years ago. Trilobites, New York Times A Football-Shaped Animal Species Is Discovered In A 500-Million-Year- Old Shale, NPR, September 9, 2021 The open access paper is: Caron, J.-B., and Moysiuk, J., 2021. A giant nektobenthic radiodont from the Burgess Shale and the significance of hurdiid carapace diversity. Royal Society Open Science. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210664 Yours, Paul H.-
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Fossil hunt for the bucket list. Too few pics of the fossils, but worth the time to peruse. Fossil expedition to the Canadian Cambrian The parent article is Here.
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Hi All, Can someone kindly attempt to identify this find? Found it on a hike in the Canadian Rockies at an elevation approximately 2000 meters. Note some tiny porosity on side and bottom surfaces. Thanks for looking. End Tip Side View 1 Side View 2 Top View Bottom View
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