Friday, 22 March 2019

Combing the Rocks


A haul of amazingly preserved fossils, some of soft-bodied animals like Comb jellies, have been unearthed in China (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/21/mindblowing-haul-of-fossils-over-500m-years-old-unearthed-in-china). The fossils are more than 500 million years ago representing the pre-Cambrian 'explosion' of new animal forms. They provide intriguing insights to a period when animals almost seemed to be experimenting with form and life-style.

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Wooden Tops 16. Hawthorn

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