Category: Evolution
Examining Potential Other Trilobozoans
Last but not least, there is this gem: In 1986 strange mushroom-shaped deep-sea animals were collected offshore South Australia.
The Enigmatic Tribrachidium and Trilobozoa
Trilobozoans are unique to the Ediacaran biota; they appeared suddenly 560 million-years-ago in the fossil record without any precursors.
Ediacarans Are Not Animals
Even Evans et al. (2021) themselves admitt that “phylogenetic affinities for most of the Ediacara Biota remain enigmatic.”
A Precambrian House of Cards
Wow, that’s cool, they not only found the elusive Ediacaran animals but even could unravel their genomes!?
Our Friend, Tom Bethell
On February 12, 2021, Tom Bethell passed away at the age of 84 after a long illness.