Worm Fossil From 520 Million Years ago Solves Mystery of How Modern Insects, Spiders and Crabs Evolved: ‘My jaw just dropped’

 

A 520-million-year-old worm fossil has solved the mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved. The “incredibly rare and detailed” fossil, named Youti yuanshi, offered a peek inside one of the earliest ancestors of many species today, as it dates back to the Cambrian period when major animal groups were first evolving. What makes […]

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