The Tully Monster. Tullimonstrum gregarium. What was it? Ever since fossils of this marine predator were first discovered in the Mason Creek formation by amateur collector Francis Tully, paleontologists have been baffled trying to decipher its phylogenetic placement and relationships. It has bounced back and forth between invertebrate and vertebrate and at one time or another has been linked to […]

Day 21: Tully Monster

"I Can't Believe It's Not An Invertebrate!" might be the worst margarine brand name ever. What do you think?

(Also lmao I ran out of room in masto's alt text box for trying to describe exactly how goofy this looks)

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Mikami, T., Ikeda, T., Muramiya, Y., Hirasawa, T. and Iwasaki, W. (2023), Three-dimensional anatomy of the Tully monster casts doubt on its presumed vertebrate affinities. Palaeontology, 66: e12646. https://doi.org/10.1111/pala.12646