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Titanokorys Gainesi

Titanokorys Gainesi
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Scientists believe the Titanokorys Gainesi was one of the biggest predators on the planet when it roamed the oceans several million years ago; so far the primitive creature is the largest Cambrian hurdiid radiodont on record.

The animal thrived on the ocean floor in Canada’s tropical area; its body is alien-like, with features that give the impression that the creature is from another planet. The animal’s fossil was found by a group of Canadian Paleontologists who studied it and came to the conclusion that it hunted by lifting its prey into its mouth with its front limbs.

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