Paleontologists discovered a fossilized creature with a pincer-tipped nose, sharp needle-like teeth and eyes placed on a slim stalk. This ancient animal was given the name of Tully monster.

For last six decades, paleontologists were intrigued by the bizarre Tullimonstrum gregarium fossils. This is because the creature did not fit into any known major group in animal kingdom, until now. According to a new report, scientists were finally able to solve the mystery.

Initially, the fossils were found inside a 300-million-year-old rock and the largest fossil was approximately one-foot long. Reassessment of those fossils helped scientists to conclude that the Tully monster was vertebrate with a very rudimentary spinal cord.

They used the clues like how the creature’s muscles decayed etc. and concluded that the animal was probably having an eel-like structure. The Tully monster was very similar to the modern-day bloodsucking lamprey which is a jawless fish with a funnel-like sucking mouth, full of sharp teeth.

Though it was very similar to lamprey but the ancient creature was still unique its anatomy. It was having tiny beady eyes which were attached to the stalk that runs across its head.

Earlier, scientists theorized a wormlike body which was largely conceptualized like a segmented worm or a swimming slug.

According to associated folklore the Loch Ness monster was actually a giant Tully monster. This myth was propagated by self-proclaimed monster hunter F. W. Holiday. Later, the same theory was retold by writer Richard Ellis in his book “Monsters of the Sea.”

Hopefully, the clarification will end a decades-long debate over details of the Tully monster.

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Author: Technology and Beyond