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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Oldest fossils of mysterious animal group are really seaweeds, study suggests

A new study has revealed that a group of mysterious prehistoric sea creatures are not as ancient as scientists thought, as their earliest fossils are actually seaweeds.

Research carried out by experts from Durham University, and Yunnan University and Guizhou University in China found that the fossils – previously thought to be the oldest Bryozoans – are in fact green algae.

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