Jurassic relict reeled out of the ocean is a "totally unique" animal

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While scientists hunt for signs of life on other planets, there are still plenty of utterly alien creatures left to find right here on Earth. Now a brand new horror has emerged from the depths of the ocean – meet Ophiojura, a “totally unique” type of animal with arms covered in hooks and eight sets of toothy jaws.

The first, and so far only, specimen of Ophiojura was trawled up in 2011 about 200 km (124 miles) east of the island of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific Ocean. There, French scientists were exploring an underwater mountain about 500 m (1,640 ft) below the surface, when they found the bizarre creature. And now it’s been scientifically described in a new study.

Jurassic relict reeled out of the ocean is a "totally unique" animal

While scientists hunt for signs of life on other planets, there are still plenty of utterly alien creatures left to find right here on Earth. Now a brand new horror has emerged from the depths of the ocean – meet Ophiojura, a “totally unique” type of animal with arms covered in hooks, and eight…

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