The deep sea is full of all kinds of weird organisms and strange organisms, but it’s also full of creatures that are hard to figure out, like jellyfish and giant squid.
But New Zealand scientists have figured out what lurks in the depths of the ocean off the coast of New Zealand: sneaky fish making footprints in the mud.
No, really.
These aren’t just any footprints: they’re made by two different kinds of rattails, called grenadiers .
Wait, what?
Are these some kind of snail or something?
These markings on the seafloor were made by a fish named Coelorinchus coelorhinus, and the authors of the new study are surprised that they fit perfectly with the pictures of the rattails’ heads when combined with snaps of seabed impressions.
This sort of thing is very rare, and scientists haven’t been able to figure it out until now.
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