A team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the fossil record and the only one from the Precambrian period. Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects ...
But a UC Riverside-led team has now identified the oldest known ecdysozoan in the fossil record and the only one from the Precambrian period. Their discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a worm-like ...
Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a major animal group called the Ecdysozoa.
The fossil is of a small, worm-like creature named Uncus dzaugisi. The discovery fills a significant gap in the understanding of early animal evolution. “Scientists have hypothesized for decades that ...