Gizmodo.com May 13, 2026 • 16:50

Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely - Gizmodo

By Gayoung Lee

Advances in imaging techniques reportedly debunks a purported "animal" fossil from long before the Cambrian explosion.

In 2017, researchers found tiny, fossilized filaments that, at the time, appeared to be trace fossils of worms or other small marine animals between 542 and 555 million years old. Their astounding ag… [+4870 chars]

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Study Claims 540-Million-Year-Old ‘Animal’ Fossils Are Something Else Entirely - Gizmodo

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