‘I’ve never seen anything like this before’ – Unusual 550-million-year-old fossil solves paleontological paradox
A groundbreaking discovery of a 550-million-year-old sea sponge fossil provides new insights into sponge evolution and guides future fossil research. Reconstructed life position of Helicolocellus in the Ediacaran sea floor. Credit: Yuan Xunlai The research provides new insights into early animal evolution. Researchers led by Shuhai Xiao at Virginia Tech have discovered a 550-million-year-old sea … Read more