A simple needle in a seaweed: Scientists discover a new species of chordate

A simple needle in a seaweed

Nuucichthys rhynchocephalus gen. and sp. nov. from the Druian Marjum Formation of the House Range of Utah, USA. Credit: Royal Society Open Science (2024). DOI: 10.1098/rsos.240350 The Cambrian fossil record shows that many animal phyla were diverse and inhabited the Earth’s oceans about 518 million years ago. But while chordates—a group that includes vertebrates like … Read more