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novapsycheFossils from forgotten time amaze
Rare fossil creatures from a mysterious time known as the Ediacaran are amongst the most exquisite examples of the earliest complex life, experts say.
The 560-575-million-year-old specimens from Canada, of marine organisms called rangeomorphs, are preserved in three dimensions, Science magazine reports.
The organisms appear to be somewhat plant-like, with "frondlets" - leafy structures that branch from stems.
These were probably free-floating, elevated above the sea floor by a stalk.
[...] Dr Narbonne believes rangeomorphs are a single biological group, which can neither be classified as animals nor as plants.
Rare fossil creatures from a mysterious time known as the Ediacaran are amongst the most exquisite examples of the earliest complex life, experts say.
The 560-575-million-year-old specimens from Canada, of marine organisms called rangeomorphs, are preserved in three dimensions, Science magazine reports.
The organisms appear to be somewhat plant-like, with "frondlets" - leafy structures that branch from stems.
These were probably free-floating, elevated above the sea floor by a stalk.
[...] Dr Narbonne believes rangeomorphs are a single biological group, which can neither be classified as animals nor as plants.