X-rays reveal the strange appendage this ancient vampire squid used to hunt - Interesting Engineering

Paleontologists used X-ray analysis to create a 3D model from rare fossilized remains of an ancient octopus, which is an ancient relative of vampire squid.

The modern vampire squid is a cryptic creature. It lives a slow life deep in the ocean — far from shore — where it makes a living by scavenging on whatever dead things happen to sink past it on their… [+6606 chars]

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