"Dune-Inspired Sea Worm Unearthed: A 500-Million-Year-Old Marvel"

A paleontologist from the University of Kansas has discovered a 500-million-year-old sea worm in the Spence Shale formation in Utah. The researcher named the fossil worm Shaihuludia shurikeni, inspired by the worms in Frank Herbert's "Dune" novels. The worm is about 7-8 centimeters long and belongs to a previously unknown annelid species. The findings were published in the Historical Biology journal, and the fossil is now part of the university's paleontological collection.