Drakozoon - The Blob From 400 Million Years Ago

A blob-like creature that lived in the ocean approximately 425 million years ago was revealed in research published today. The scientists developed a detailed 3D model of the only known fossilized specimen in the world of a creature called Drakozoon. The specimen was found by one of the team approximately 6 years ago in the Herefordshire Lagerstätte, one of England's richest deposits of soft-bodied fossils.   Drakozoon lived in the ocean during the Silurian Period, 444 to 416 million years ago, and today's model hints at how it lived.  read more

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