Rare creatures from the deep: Findings may revolutionize thinking about deep-sea life in Atlantic Ocean

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 12:14 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have just returned from a voyage with samples of rare animals and more than 10 possible new species in a trip which they say has revolutionized their thinking about deep-sea life in the Atlantic Ocean. One group of creatures they observed -- and captured -- during their six weeks in the Atlantic aboard the RRS James Cook is believed to be close to the missing evolutionary link between vertebrate and invertebrate animals.

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