Ancient 'Ironman' Worm Was 'Armed' and Armored | Video

Thursday, November 26, 2015 - 09:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

With circles of spiky teeth, articulated armored plates and sharp spines, the 2mm-long Eokinorhynchus rarus, lived in China 535 million years ago. It’s related to modern insects, spiders, crustaceans and roundworms.

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