2019.10.04

Motion in the Ocean

Fossils clarify some of animals’earliest deliberate movements

Fossil from the genus Dickinsonia dating back from 571 million to 541 million years ago. Gilbert S. Grant Science Source

Fossil from the genus Dickinsonia dating back from 571 million to 541 million years ago. Gilbert S. Grant Science Source

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