Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals
A fossil bed in China containing animals up to 554 million years old suggests that we may have to reconsider the idea that life suddenly diversified during the Cambrian explosion
- Scientists get first look at the evolution of early complex animals ABC News —
- Humans’ closest invertebrate ancestors date back much further than thought – how we discovered the fossils that show this The Conversation —
- New fossil deposits show complex animal groups predating the Cambrian Ars Technica —
- ‘Big bang’ of animal life may have begun earlier than thought Financial Times —