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A curiously phallus-shaped prehistoric worm has provided a ‘crucial missing link’ to understanding the evolution of certain marine creatures, scientists say.
Fossilised remains of the creature dubbed Spartobranchus tenuis were unearthed in Canada’s Burgess Shale fossil beds, in the Yoho National Park.
The area is one of the most important fossil deposits for understanding the early evolution of life during an era of increasing biodiversity on Earth known as the Cambrian Explosion, which started about 542million years ago.
Phallic: Scientists say this newly described creature, dubbed Spartobranchus tenuis, is a common ancestor to two related groups of marine …SEE LINK– http://alien-ufo-community.ning.com/forum/topics/missing-link-to-marine-evolution-discovered