Discovery of the oldest evidence of mobility on Earth
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 08:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have uncovered the oldest fossilized traces of motility. Whereas previous remnants were dated to 570 million years ago, this new evidence is 2.1 billion years old. They were discovered in a fossil deposit in Gabon, where the oldest multicellular organisms have already been found.