Rare Cambrian fossils from Utah reveal unexpected anatomical complexity in early comb jellies

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Rare Cambrian fossils from Utah reveal unexpected

anatomical complexity in early comb jellies
by Harvard University, PhysOrg

Prehistoric Comb jelly fossil found in Utah at least 500M years

old, researchers say By Carter Williams, KSL.com, Aug. 24, 2021 

 

The open access paper is:

 

Parry, L.A., Lerosey-Aubril, R., Weaver, J.C. and Ortega-
Hernández, J., 2021. Cambrian comb jellies from Utah

Iilluminate the early evolution of nervous and sensory

systems in ctenophores. iScience, no. 102943.
 

Yours

 

Paul H.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Oxytropidoceras
noted open access nature of paper