The Oldest Known Asymmetrical Animal

The Oldest Known Asymmetrical Animal

What makes Quaestio especially remarkable is the unusual “inverted question mark” shaped structure on its back, making it the oldest known creature to display consistent asymmetry in its body design. The Eldest Asymmetrical Animal Scientists have discovered fossils of a 555-million-year-old creature, Quaestio simpsonorum, in South Australia’s Nilpena Ediacara National Park, revealing the oldest example … Read more