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Ottoia
Ottoia
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Ottoia was a large, wormlike priapulid that dug a U-shaped burrow in the sea bed from which its spiny mouthpart (proboscis) was extended to catch prey that came within reach.
Inside the stomach and intestine of Ottoia fossils, which have often been preserved, remains of shells and other parts of the prey have been found. Sometimes these have included parts of other Ottoia specimens, so it was evidently a cannibal.
Fossils and Evolution
This is part of the exhibition Fossils and Evolution at the Museum of Natural History in Stockholm.
