A crown-group cnidarian from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest, UK - Nature.com

7/25/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago

A new fossil cnidarian, Auroralumina attenboroughi, from the Ediacaran of Charnwood Forest, UK, described as showing mosaic anthozoan and medusozoan characters, is the oldest yet-known crown-group cnidarian.

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