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Nature 414, 407-409 (22 November 2001) | doi:10.1038/35106680
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Palaeontology: On being vetulicolian
Henry Gee
Abstract
Some curious fossils from the Cambrian period have been grouped into a new phylum, the Vetulicolia. All of its members are extinct, and their unusual anatomy tempts evolutionary speculation.
Researchers engaged in acts of discovery sometimes have to confront the truly strange and make sense of it. Many of the fossils from the Cambrian Period (about 543–510 million years ago) are cases in point, for they defy comparison with living creatures.
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