Embryo-like Fossil (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Embryo-like Fossil

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This is a digital model of an embryo-like fossil from the Doushantuo biota. The structures in each cell shown in yellow have been interpreted by some palaeontologists as nuclei, though this has been controversial.

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John Cunningham, University of Bristol.

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