You won’t believe what scientists found high in the mountains of Canada—an ancient sea monster that once ruled the oceans! 🐉⛰️ It sounds like a fantasy, but it’s real: a terrifying predator that swam the seas millions of years ago… now frozen in stone on dry land. How did a creature from the depths end up on a mountain? The answer will take you back to when Earth looked nothing like it does today. This isn’t just a fossil—it's a warning from nature’s prehistoric past about survival, evolution, and massive planetary change. So strap in for a mind-blowing dive into history’s deadliest sea monster—found in the most unexpected place. 🌊🦴 Ready to climb a mountain and stare into the jaws of the past? Credit:<br />The Economist / YouTube<br />Kiabugboy / YouTube<br />https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/scientists-uncover-inside-out-legless-headless-wonder-that-lived-long-before-the-dinosaurs<br />CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0:<br />Silurian age landscape: By Віщун, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162991605<br />CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0:<br />Mosura size: By Junnn11, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166056137<br />Mosura fentoni: By Junnn11, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=166055780<br />Opabinia regalis: By Junnn11, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83863123<br />Utaurora comosa: By Junnn11, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115248659<br />Prototaxites apex: By G.J. Retallack, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48796185<br />Prototaxites sp.: By Bloopityboop, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=148464769<br />Prototaxites phycobiont: By G.J. Retallack, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48796183<br />CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0:<br />Moysiuk & Caron 2025 f02: By Joseph Moysiuk and Jean-Bernard Caron - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242122, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moysiuk_%26_Caron_2025_f02.jpg<br />Moysiuk & Caron 2025 f04: By Joseph Moysiuk and Jean-Bernard Caron - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242122, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moysiuk_%26_Caron_2025_f04.jpg<br />Cambrian Marjum biota: By Stephen Pates, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril, Allison C. Daley, Carlo Kier, Enrico Bonino, Javier Ortega-Hernández - Pates S, Lerosey-Aubril R, Daley AC, Kier C, Bonino E, Ortega-Hernández J. 2021. - https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10509, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=132480638<br />Life on the platform margin: By Zhixin Sun, Fangchen Zhao, Han Zeng, Cui Luo, Heyo Van Iten, Maoyan Zhu - https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwac069/6563905, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=117302553<br />Moysiuk & Caron 2025 f07: By Joseph Moysiuk and Jean-Bernard Caron - Moysiuk J, Caron J-B. 2025 - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.242122, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=165224901<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
