450-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Strange, Tube-Dwelling Jellyfish Relative

Apr 21, 2026 - 16:45
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450-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Strange, Tube-Dwelling Jellyfish Relative
Depiction of Paleocanna tentaculum individuals living in single tubes, as well as clusters of two or three tubes attached together. Image credit: Ramirez-Guerrero et al., doi: 10.1017/jpa.2025.10211.

Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of soft-bodied, tubicolous polyp medusozoan from well-preserved specimens found about 50 km northeast of Quebec City in Canada.

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