About 506 million years ago, a strange sea creature swam in warm waters on the ocean floor off the coast of present-day Canada. At that point in time, it was one of Earth's largest hunters. Titanokorys gainesi or Titanokorys, for short is an arthropod from the Cambrian geological period. Titanokorys lived during a time when much of present-day North America was below warm seas. On September 8, scientists announced the discovery of its fossils in the Canadian Rockies. The area where it was found is known to be rich in Cambrian fossils. The name Titanokorys means titanic helmet -- and for good reason. Titanic means very large. Helmet is a hard hat you wear on your head. And this creature's “helmet” or head shell made up about two-thirds of its 50-centimeter-long body. While that may not sound very big, during the Cambrian Period it was huge. Most other life forms were smaller than a human thumbnail at that time. By comparison, Titanokorys was longer than an adult human forearm,” said Jean-Bernard Caron. He is a paleontologist of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. He is also the lead writer of the study that appeared in the publication Royal Society Open Science. He and his team spoke with Reuters news agency about their discovery. Caron said in its day, Titanokorys was a “giant.” It was also a very strange looking animal. He added, “it could be compared to a giant swimming head since the body was so short …” The creature was also flat, so it could live on the sea floor. The eyes of the Titanokorys had many different moving parts. Its circular mouth was lined with triangular tooth-like structures. It had two claws to capture prey. It had gills and a series of flaps on the sides of its body for swimming. Scientists think the Titanokorys fed on buried prey like worms. It used its claws to dig in the mud to find food. However, its claws did not pick up the prey; instead, they pulled the prey into the mouth.
Title: Fossil of Strange Sea Creature Discovered
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Fossil of Strange Sea Creature Discovered' data-article-id='5872'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='14792'>About 506 million years ago, a strange sea creature swam in warm waters on the ocean floor off the coast of present-day Canada. </span> <span data-start-time='14792' data-end-time='21271'>At that point in time, it was one of Earth's largest hunters.</span> <span data-start-time='21271' data-end-time='33771'>Titanokorys gainesi or Titanokorys, for short is an arthropod from the Cambrian geological period. </span> <span data-start-time='33771' data-end-time='44000'>Titanokorys lived during a time when much of present-day North America was below warm seas.</span> <span data-start-time='44000' data-end-time='53750'>On September 8, scientists announced the discovery of its fossils in the Canadian Rockies. </span> <span data-start-time='53750' data-end-time='60896'>The area where it was found is known to be rich in Cambrian fossils.</span> <span data-start-time='60896' data-end-time='69313'>The name Titanokorys means titanic helmet -- and for good reason. </span> <span data-start-time='69313' data-end-time='73021'>Titanic means very large. </span> <span data-start-time='73021' data-end-time='77750'>Helmet is a hard hat you wear on your head. </span> <span data-start-time='77750' data-end-time='89229'>And this creature's “helmet” or head shell made up about two-thirds of its 50-centimeter-long body.</span> <span data-start-time='89229' data-end-time='97063'>While that may not sound very big, during the Cambrian Period it was huge.</span> <span data-start-time='97063' data-end-time='103833'>Most other life forms were smaller than a human thumbnail at that time. </span> <span data-start-time='103833' data-end-time='114688'>By comparison, Titanokorys was longer than an adult human forearm,” said Jean-Bernard Caron. </span> <span data-start-time='114688' data-end-time='121708'>He is a paleontologist of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. </span> <span data-start-time='121708' data-end-time='131938'>He is also the lead writer of the study that appeared in the publication Royal Society Open Science.</span> <span data-start-time='131938' data-end-time='138750'>He and his team spoke with Reuters news agency about their discovery.</span> <span data-start-time='138750' data-end-time='145021'>Caron said in its day, Titanokorys was a “giant.” </span> <span data-start-time='145021' data-end-time='150146'>It was also a very strange looking animal. </span> <span data-start-time='150146' data-end-time='158750'>He added, “it could be compared to a giant swimming head since the body was so short …”</span> <span data-start-time='158750' data-end-time='166396'>The creature was also flat, so it could live on the sea floor.</span> <span data-start-time='166396' data-end-time='172917'>The eyes of the Titanokorys had many different moving parts. </span> <span data-start-time='172917' data-end-time='180625'>Its circular mouth was lined with triangular tooth-like structures. </span> <span data-start-time='180625' data-end-time='184750'>It had two claws to capture prey. </span> <span data-start-time='184750' data-end-time='193563'>It had gills and a series of flaps on the sides of its body for swimming.</span> <span data-start-time='193563' data-end-time='201354'>Scientists think the Titanokorys fed on buried prey like worms. </span> <span data-start-time='201354' data-end-time='206625'>It used its claws to dig in the mud to find food. </span> <span data-start-time='206625' data-end-time='211188'>However, its claws did not pick up the prey; instead, they pulled the prey into the mouth.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18051 data-hint-location='69313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/what_does_titanic_mean.wav'>What does titanic mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='very large'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/very_large.wav'><span>very large</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/somewhat_blue.wav'><span>somewhat blue</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/covered_in_ice.wav'><span>covered in ice</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/from_mars.wav'><span>from Mars</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=18052 data-hint-location='44000' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/where_was_the_fossil_discovered.wav'>Where was the fossil discovered?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The Canadian Rockies'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/the_great_salt_lake.wav'><span>The Great Salt Lake</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/mexico_city.wav'><span>Mexico City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/the_canadian_rockies.wav'><span>The Canadian Rockies</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/the_mariana_trench.wav'><span>The Mariana Trench</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18053 data-hint-location='184750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/it_had_gills_and_a_series_of_flaps_on_the_sides_of_its_body_for__blank_.wav'>It had gills and a series of flaps on the sides of its body for <span class='blank'>swimming</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='swimming'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/dancing.wav'><span>dancing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/swimming.wav'><span>swimming</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/typing.wav'><span>typing</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5317/flying.wav'><span>flying</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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