Fossil of Extinct Armored Worm (IMAGE)

Yale University

Fossil of Extinct Armored Worm

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Fossil (left) and depiction (right) of extinct armored machaeridian worm. Colors indicate the trunk (yellow), limb (red), bristles (gray), attachment of shell plates (green), gut (purple) and dorsal linear structure (blue)

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Vinther, et al Nature

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