tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post7662782477885120064..comments2024-03-28T10:59:20.121-04:00Comments on Louisville Fossils and Beyond: Scolecodont Worm FossilMichael Popphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16741723962997816729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-85905152337110472052009-10-30T17:19:24.258-04:002009-10-30T17:19:24.258-04:00Great photo, and a nice specimen!
No need to spec...Great photo, and a nice specimen!<br /><br />No need to speculate about what these critters looked like. Scolecodonts are the jaws of polychaete annelid worms ("scolecodont" refers to the jaws only--not the whole animal--so to say "scolecodont jaw" is redundant).<br /><br />If you go to Google images and enter "nereis worm" you'll get a whole mess of photos of typical polychaete worms, including this photo: <a rel="nofollow">http://www.fisheries.vims.edu/ctils/prey2/nereis.jpg</a> which shows the "business end" of a Nereis worm with its scolecodonts in place.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />--HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3927143376177050152.post-89918041591714115862009-10-30T14:04:47.003-04:002009-10-30T14:04:47.003-04:00Good halloween Costume!Good halloween Costume!Shamalamanoreply@blogger.com