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.
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Gee, H. On being vetulicolian. Nature 414, 407–409 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35106680
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