Ice Cream Cone Creature Known As 'Hyolith' Update; Mysterious Sea Creature Given A Family Tree

A cone-shaped sea creature has finally found its family tree. This mysterious sea creature has been in the ocean 500 million years ago.

According to a report, the cone-shaped mysterious sea creature belongs to the invertebrate group. This includes the horseshoe worm. Scientists reveal this "hyolith" is extinct and has its tentacles for feeding and appendages that are used as its feet.

The discovery has been made by Joseph Moysiuk of the University of Toronto. He analyzed more than 1,500 specimens which are being dug out from rocks found in Canada and the U.S. He explains that the "hyoliths" appear in the fossil record for about 530 million years ago. These sea creatures are recorded to have survived 250 years ago.

Additionally, the "hyoliths" are known to be the first animals that produced mineralized external skeleton. These sea creatures are said to belong closely to the brachiopods family. These are animals that have been recorded to be rich in fossil record. However, they are already hard to find these days.

The "hyoliths" have elongated, bilaterally symmetrical cone-shaped shell. They also have a smaller cap-like shell that covers the opening of the conical shell. Some of the species also had the pair of rigid curved pines that protrudes between the conical shell and the operculum. This structure is not found in other animal groups.

Meanwhile, it is reported that the "hyoliths" were only 0.4 inches long. They have a cone-shaped structure which is rare. The tentacles of the "hyoliths" were used to get food and they may have taken food from the surface to whichever may pass their way.

The "hyoliths" cannot be found today but they just recently have been given their family tree. They may have been not around longer to live at this time. These are mysterious sea creatures that have long been gone.