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How did animals eat before mouths? A study reexamines molecular fossils from half a billion years ago


Before the evolutionary advent of mouths and digestive systems, eating looked incredibly different on Earth. In a study appearing in Geobiology, UC Davis researchers reexamine fossils from half a billion years ago to learn how an enigmatic organism called Dickinsonia fed.

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