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Tiny fossils reveal a missing chapter of ocean life after Snowball Earth

A rare assemblage of micro- and macro-fossils found in a roadside outcrop in South China, featuring thin ribbons, branching shapes and a tiny balloon on a stalk, offers a glimpse of marine life after one of Earth's most extreme ice ages.

Tiny fossils reveal a missing chapter of ocean life after Snowball Earth
Image: Phys.org
A rare assemblage of micro- and macro-fossils found in a roadside outcrop in South China, featuring thin ribbons, branching shapes and a tiny balloon on a stalk, offers a glimpse of marine life after one of Earth's most extreme ice ages.

Originally published at Phys.org

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