Pepper Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Live Science:Mysterious Bug-Eyed Ancient Creature DiscoveredIt's not the mythical kraken, but an ancient creature belonging to the largest, nimblest and probably smartest group of invertebrates has jumped out of the fossil record with a different identity than previously thought. That finding restructures a branch on the evolutionary tree.The tiny mysterious fossil of Nectocaris pteryx — previously described as a shrimp with a chordate tail — is neither a shrimp (an arthropod) nor a chordate (vertebrates and their nearest relatives), but a mollusk, according to a new study detailed in the May 27 issue of the journal Nature. Mysterious Bug-Eyed Ancient Creature DiscoveredMove over Hillary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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