Sentences with phrase «oldest vertebrate fossils»
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«Re-examination of old fossils using new techniques is just as important for revitalizing our understanding of vertebrate evolution.»
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A 300 - million - year - old fossil mystery has been solved by a research team led by the University of Leicester, which has identified that the ancient «Tully Monster» was a vertebrate — due to the unique characteristics of its eyes.
Small fossils about 220 million years old found along steep red slopes in Colorado represent a near - relative of modern animals called caecilians, says vertebrate paleontologist Adam Huttenlocker of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
In 2014, Conway Morris was part of the team that discovered Metaspriggina: one of the oldest - known vertebrate fossils, perhaps over 500 million years old, which displayed hints of a gill structure, as well as the muscle arrangement of an active swimmer.