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A Bizarre Aquatic Predator

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Two Rhynchocephalos ventriproboscis searching the sea floor with their sensitive beaks for food (possibly small monossids as found attributed with the type specimen of R. ventriproboscis). The big xenomals used an unusual trunk for propulsion while hoovering just above the sea floor. Two large fin-like sails were used to navigate them. They were likely poor swimmers and floating away by strong waves was likely fatal for them.
R. ventriproboscis had four cone-like structures with a helix of small sensory organs, that as far as we know, could have detected dark and light contrasts.

Entry for Hyrotrioskjan's <a href= hyrotrioskjan.deviantart.com/a…">Xeno Paleoart Challenge. #specchallenge
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Oh, I forgot I was entering this. Time to get to work.