Evolutionary Tree (IMAGE)

University of Adelaide

Evolutionary Tree

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In the evolutionary tree, Australian researchers have now grouped the mysterious, extinct creatures known as vetulicolians on a branch alongside vertebrate animals. Although not in the same direct evolutionary line, this places the 500-million-year-old marine creatures as distant cousins of humans.

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University of Adelaide/South Australian Museum

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