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An Ancient Penis Worm With Rings of Sharp Teeth Has Been Discovered in the Grand Canyon


The 500-million-year-old fossil, containing a species named in honor of the krayt dragons in Star Wars, is a much larger ancestor of phallic marine worms that can be found on the seabed today.

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