Vetulicolia Fossil (IMAGE)

University of Adelaide

Vetulicolia Fossil

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A 500-million-year-old fossil used by Australian researchers to make their discovery about vetulicolians. These marine creatures had a rod through their tail similar to a backbone, which places them as distant cousins of vertebrate animals.

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University of Adelaide/South Australian Museum

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