Scientists discover 'legless, headless wonder' that predated the dinosaurs

Scientists have discovered a 444-million-year-old fossil in South Africa, older than dinosaurs, that is unusually preserved: headless, legless and with its internal organs perfectly preserved while its outer shell has disappeared. The previously unknown species, named Keurbos susanae, dates back to a period marked by one of the greatest extinctions in the history of the planet.

A new species of multisegmented fossil of 444 million years ago, with a perfectly preserved interior, has been presented in Palaeontology magazine after 25 years of study. The interior of Keurbos suanae, as it has been called, is a capsule of mineralized time: muscles, tendons, tendons and even viscera, all preserved with an unimaginable detail. However, it lacks its resistant shell, its legs and its head, lost by decay more than 440 million yea…

Scientists discover legless, headless wonder that predated the dinosaurs

(LEICESTER, UK) — Paleontologists are marveling over the unique fossil of a marine species that predated the dinosaurs, according to new research. The fossil, dated to about 444 million years ago, contained a new species of arthropod that fossilized inside-out, according to a paper published in the journal Palaeontology last week. The discovery was described by researchers as a “legless, headless wonder,” according to a statement from the Univer…

Scientists discover 'legless, headless wonder' that predated the dinosaurs

A 444 million-year-old specimen of a primitive marine anthropod was fossilized “inside-out,” with its muscles and guts preseserved in ancient sediment, scientists say. (University of Leicester) (LEICESTER, UK) — Paleontologists are marveling over the unique fossil of a marine species that predated the dinosaurs, according to new research. The fossil, dated to about 444 million years ago, contained a new species of arthropod that fossilized insid…

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A 444 million-year-old specimen of a primitive marine anthropod was fossilized “inside-out,” with its muscles and guts preseserved in ancient sediment, scientists say. (University of Leicester) (LEICESTER, UK) — Paleontologists are marveling over the unique fossil of a marine species that predated the dinosaurs, according to new research. The fossil, dated to about 444 million years ago, contained a new species of arthropod that fossilized insid…

An exceptionally well-preserved 444-million-year-old fossil has been found in South Africa, containing internal organs, muscles, and tendons.