New to nature No 65: Diania cactiformis
The fossil-rich Chengjiang deposits of Yunnan province, China, date from about 525 million years ago and are among lagersttten that have preserved soft-bodied animals with amazing detail. Among the bizarre creatures inhabiting shallow Cambrian seas were the lobopodians, often described as legged worms. These are of evolutionary interest because of presumed, if enigmatic, relationships to