[Ancient life was very strange. But the weirdest was the Claw-faced sea monster. It just amazes me that such animals could live. Jan]
The fossil record is filled with strange marine animals that would look like sea monsters if they were alive today.
From the creepiest Cambrian critters to massive marine reptiles, wonderfully weird sea creatures have inhabited our oceans for over half a billion years. We’ve put together a list of 25 of the strangest ancient sea monsters ever to have lived, all of which went extinct long before humans came along.
The only reason we know that these evolutionary marvels existed is because some left behind fossilized remains in rocks. Modern researchers are still interpreting these fossils and making fresh discoveries all the time, so be sure to keep up with the latest Live Science fossil news.
You can view all the images and the rest of the story here: https://www.livescience.com/strangest-ancient-sea-monsters