Evolutionary misfit: Misunderstood worm-like fossil finds its place in the Tree of Life
Monday, August 18, 2014 - 08:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
One of the most bizarre-looking fossils ever found -- a worm-like creature with legs, spikes and a head difficult to distinguish from its tail -- has found its place in the evolutionary tree of life, definitively linking it with a group of modern animals for the first time.