Discovery of new fossil from half billion years ago sheds light on life on Earth
Monday, January 30, 2017 - 14:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A new species of fossil has been discovered that will shed light on early animal ecosystems. Investigators discovered the new species while conducting a survey of microfossils in mudstones from western Canada. To their surprise, the samples yielded miniscule loriciferans: a type of animal so small it has been considered “unfossilizable”.