Ediacaran Nematode-Like Worm Fossils Unearthed in Australia

Paleontologists have hypothesized for decades that a major animal group called Ecdysozoa must be older than the Cambrian period, but until now its origins have remained enigmatic. The post Ediacaran Nematode-Like Worm Fossils Unearthed in Australia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Nov 20, 2024 - 10:15
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Ediacaran Nematode-Like Worm Fossils Unearthed in Australia
Digital photographs and 3D laser scans of Uncus dzaugisi body fossils. Scale bars - 10 mm. Image credit: Hughes et al., doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.10.030.

Paleontologists have hypothesized for decades that a major animal group called Ecdysozoa must be older than the Cambrian period, but until now its origins have remained enigmatic.

The post Ediacaran Nematode-Like Worm Fossils Unearthed in Australia appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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