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Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery: Scientists describe 'Uncus,' the oldest ecdysozoan
Their discovery of Uncus dzaugisi, a worm-like creature rarely over a few centimeters in length, is described in a paper titled "An Ediacaran bilateran with an ecdysozoan affinity from South ...
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555-million-year-old worm-like fossil discovered, first from Precambrian era
In a recent study published in Current Biology, researchers introduced Uncus dzaugisi, a 555-million-year-old, worm-like organism found in the ancient rocks of Nilpena Ediacara National Park (NENP).