Giant sunfish discovery on Australian beach described as ‘bizarre and weird’
Jason Fowler told ABC News Australia that the sunfish, discovered in late March at Lowlands Beach, resembled “a giant sort of yellowy-brown blob.” Ocean sunfish, or Mola molas, are the heaviest bony ...
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In Photos: Gigantic Alien-Like Sea Creature Known As One Of World’s Largest Spotted In Maltese Waters
The Maltese Islands have been visited by a monster of the deep… and this one’s as large as they get.   In photos shared on social media yesterday, prominent marine biologist Alan Deidun showed off the ...
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Revealed: where rare and giant starfish hide from an enigmatic killer
The star, Pycnopodia helianthoides, reaches one metre in diameter and has as many as 24 arms. But it disintegrates in a few ...
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Enormous, Crocodile-Sized Amphibians Mysteriously Died Together in Wyoming 230 Million Years Ago
Paleontologists found a group of four-legged Triassic creatures preserved in the same bone bed—but they don’t know what ...
Ancient alligator-sized amphibians died under mysterious circumstances
It probably spent most, if not all, of its life in the water eating… anything unfortunate enough to venture too far into the ...
Island life 200 million years ago: Ancient neptunian dike reveals rare mixed marine and terrestrial fossil assemblage
Two Paleontology and Evolution students from the University of Bristol have undertaken the first ever study which describes ...
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The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand
The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand. The creature, which grows to about 12 inches (30cm) long, is known affectionately as Mr ...