<I>Conichnus</I> (IMAGE)

Vanderbilt University

<I>Conichnus</I>

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Conichnus burrows are trace fossils: the surface bumps represent vertical tubes that were originally occupied by anemone-like animals that may have fed on Ediacaran larvae.

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Simon Darrroch, Vanderbilt University

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