Today is August 20th, 2020. The news today is Strange Old Animal.
Level 1
This news is about an animal. It lived 580 million years ago. Experts find fossils(化石) of this animal. They study the fossils. It takes them many years. Finally, they know what the animal looked like.
It was a strange animal. It was 5 centimetres long. It had seven pairs of legs. There were teeth in its throat. Its name is “Hallucigenia”.
Level 2
An animal, which is distantly related to modern-day insects(昆虫), died 580 million years ago. Experts discovered its fossils around 50 years ago.
After so many years, experts now know what the animal looked like. It was about 5 centimetres long and had a worm-like formation. It had seven pairs of legs and a throat full of teeth. The animal’s name is “Hallucigenia”.
The scientists are now working to create a study about the animal.
Level 3
Scientists have finally pieced together fossils of an animal, which was discovered more than half a century ago.
They put the fossils in an electron microscope, initially hoping to find eyes, but they were astonished(震惊的) to find teeth smiling back at them. The animal is known as Hallucigenia and had a worm-like formation. It was about 5 centimetres long, had seven pairs of legs ending in claws(爪), and long spines(脊椎) sprouting(发芽) from its back.
Its mouth was encased(嵌入，包覆) in teeth, which also lined its throat, and may have been able to flex(弯曲) in and out as the animal pulled in food.
The creature(生物) is distantly related to modern-day insects and died in mud(泥巴) 580 million years ago.
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