Scientists Discover Ancient 'Cthulhu' Fossil That Will Give You Nightmares

[ProudLib72]

On Wednesday, an international team of researchers unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient relative of the sea cucumber. It had 45 tentacles and lurked at the bottom of the seas some 430 million years ago.

They’ve dubbed it Sollasina cthulhu, after the tentacled Great Old One of H.P. Lovecraft’s weird tales, a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B said.

Unlike the massive Cthulhu of fiction, the creature unveiled by scientists this week was quite tiny, with the fossil measuring just about an inch across.

Despite its diminutive size, the creature still managed to pack a lot of nightmare fuel. Those 45 tentacles were used to snatch up food, creep along the ocean floor and scare off predators.

More (and pic!): https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-discover-ancient-cthulhu-fossil-that-will-give-you-nightmares/ar-BBVNcgE?ocid=se

[chowder66]

1. Awe..I think it looks like an artichoke with corn on the cob for tentacles or ....a sea flower. nt

[ProudLib72]

2. Did you eat dinner yet? Are you just really hungry?

No, you can't eat Cthulhu. You've got it backwards. Cthulhu eats you!