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Cambrian Nectocaridids are Early Descendants of Arrow Worms, New Fossil Shows


Nectocaridids -- enigmatic Paleozoic animals with a controversial position -- were adapted for swimming, having fins, a head region with stalked camera eyes, and paired tentacles.

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