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Published: 19:35 BST, 10 April 2019 | Updated: 19:41 BST, 10 April 2019
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According to scientists, a creature similar to H.P. Lovecraft's fictional and monstrous sea beast, Cthulhu, did exist at one point — the only difference is it was about 3 cm wide.
In a computer-generated model created from a 430 million-year-old fossil, scientists say they've identified a never-before-seen species of sea cucumber which they aptly dubbed, Sollasina cthulhu, after the iconic monster monster feature in H.P. Lovecraft's 'Call of Cthulhu'.
The ancient specimen may be small in stature, but according to scientists it may have projected a much scarier image to other sea creatures.
According to scientists, a creature similar to H.P. Lovecraft's fictional and monstrous sea beast, Cthulhu, did exist at one point — the only difference is it was about 3 cm wide. An artist's impression of the creature is pictured
In a 430-million-year-old fossil researchers found a never-before-seen species of ancient cucumber.
With 45 tentacles that also served as tube-like mouths, experts named it after the mythical sea beast 'Cthulhu.'
The specimen unlocks clues about how the current
