Oxytropidoceras Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Exclusive: 600-million-year old blobs are earliest animals ever found Fossils in China suggest that that some of the first animals in existence may have been carnivorous comb jellies similar to some species that still exist today. New Scientist, January 23, 20-19 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132142-700-exclusive-600-million-year-old-blobs-are-earliest-animals-ever-found/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=news An older article is: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2180053-earliest-known-animal-was-a-half-billion-year-old-underwater-blob/ Unfortunately, it is behind a paywall. It was discussed today on BBC radio. A related article is: Scientists Think Comb Jellies May Have Come Before All Other Animals Sorry, sponges—there’s a new oldest ancestor in town, Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-think-comb-jellies-may-have-come-all-other-animals-180962858/ https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/jellyfish-and-comb-jellies Yours, Paul H. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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