A new motile animal from the Ediacaran of South Australia

[Oxytropidoceras]

Ancient 'sea Roomba' tells a 555-million-year-old story of our evolution

By Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, October 14, 2024

 

Florida State University scientist discovers one of the earth’s earliest

animals in Australian outback. By McKenzie Lewis, Florida State Unievrsity

 

A picture of its actual fossil can be found in:

 

635-million-year-old: Question mark-shaped ocean-dwelling animal found

Maria Mocerino. Interesting Engineering, October 14, 2024

 

Photograph of actual fossil from Interesting Engineering

 

The paywalled paper is:

 

Evans, S.D., Hughes, I.V., Hughes, E.B., Dzaugis, P.W., Dzaugis, M.P.,

Gehling, J.G., García‐Bellido, D.C. and Droser, M.L., 2024. A new

motile animal with implications for the evolution of axial polarity from

the Ediacaran of South Australia. Evolution & Development, p.e12491.

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Edited October 16 by Oxytropidoceras
added additional article and link to image of fossil

[doushantuo]

the sound you hear is my teeth gnashing, a severe case of paywallitis

Great post,Paul