Reverting layer of still images sent to Motion back to still images

Hi, I drag selected a series of still images on a layer in FCP then sent that selection/layer to Motion for editing. How can I revert the layer back to the still images?
Or, alternatively...
The problem is these still images appear squarish in FCP's Canvas and in Motion...they are rectangular 16:9 images in their native format...so I am considering dragging each individual image back onto the Canvas and then dropping them onto the Canvas's "replace" overlay -- to hopefully update the images in their original dimensions.
I'm unsure of why these images are no longer 16:9...perhaps there is a more efficient way to restore their original dimension. There are about 50 of them...I am unsure of what I have done to make them squarish.
Thanks (new to FCP)

opened old version, cut and pasted, reconnected then replaced

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