As it happens, Worcester sits neatly in a veritable treasure of time, as far west as New York state, as far north as Maine, ...

The Precambrian era is, as far as we can tell, the earliest years of Earth’s existence. The Ediacaran Period. ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart. Available at www.stratigraphy.org. This ...

It was only during the late Precambrian period that animals began to show up in the fossil record. Among the earliest of these were the Ediacara biota—soft-bodied, frond-like, ...

However, the fossil found, which would be a 555-million-year-old worm, would represent the oldest member of the aforementioned superphylum and the only one from the Precambrian period ...

555-million-year-old worm-like fossil discovered, first from Precambrian era. This tiny fossil, measuring just a few centimeters, is significant as it is the oldest confirmed ecdysozoan and the ...

In a study published in Current Biology, researchers describe Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old worm-like fossil found in the Precambrian rocks of Nilpena Ediacara National Park (NENP).. At just ...

A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the fossil record and the only one from the Precambrian period. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery UC Riverside scientists have described ‘Uncus,’ the oldest ecdysozoan and the first from the Precambrian period ...

"Like many modern-day animal groups, ecdysozoans were prevalent in the Cambrian fossil record and we can see evidence of all three subgroups right at the beginning of this period, about 540 ...

The discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, the oldest ecdysozoan from the Precambrian period, provides crucial insights into the early evolution and diversification of nematodes, arthropods, and other related ...

UC Riverside scientists have described ‘Uncus,’ the oldest ecdysozoan and the first from the Precambrian period. Author: Sarah Nightingale. November 18, 2024 Share This: Everyone has a past. That ...