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Coenobial microfossils from the Forteau Formation, including: (a, f) strut-form colonies, (b-e, h-k, m-o, s-u) plate-form colonies, and (g, l, p-r) ring-form colonies. Scale bar - 20 µm. Image credit: Thomas H.P. Harvey, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1882.

510-Million-Year-Old Microfossils Shed Light on Cambrian Plankton

Oct 30, 2023 by News Staff

The 510-million-year-old fossils from the Forteau Formation of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, are microscopic, look like spiny balls connected together,...