A pair of 430 million-year-old mollusk fossils have been named "Punk" and "Emo" by scientists. Researchers say the newly discovered artifacts show that early lifeforms were "more complex and ...

403-Million-Year-Old Fossils Have Been Named ‘Punk’ And ‘Emo’ And It’s Easy To See Why. ... However, early Aculiferan mollusks are much less well-known than some of their relatives.

A new exhibit has hatched at the Paleontological Research Institution’s Museum of the Earth entitled "Marvelous Mollusks: The ...

It’s not causing panic! in the fossil record, but a 430-million-year-old mollusk discovery in Britain is a source of excitement for some scientists. By Kate Golembiewski Mark Sutton, an Imperial ...

A newly discovered extinct mollusk species that skulked along the ocean floor half a billion years ago is offering new insights into the early days of this diverse group of animals. Fossils from ...

The fossil, plus 17 others from more than 500 million years ago, reveal that early mollusks were slug-like creatures with prickly armor. Skip to content Subscribe or renew today ...

A peculiar spiny fossil, once thought to represent one of the earliest mollusks, has now been conclusively reclassified by scientists from Durham University and Yunnan University as something ...

The chemical compositions of these fossils are also informative, with the presence of certain chemical isotopes signifying the seasonal shifts of ocean temperatures. Thus, the tiniest fossil mollusk ...

A fossil of a strange, squishy creature with a toothy tongue inside its gut has been discovered in good condition.. The specimens of this bizarre mollusk-like creature were found in the ...

Those fossils, which are only a couple of centimeters long, ... Scientists believe that it was most likely a marine mollusk and an ancient relative of gastropods like sea slugs.

Fossil-based rendering of Emo vorticaudum. Credit: Sutton et al, Nature/DOI 10.1038/s41586-024-08312-0 ...

Unlike modern mollusks, Shishania lacked a protective shell, suggesting it represents an early stage in mollusk evolution before the development of the hard shells seen in today’s snails and clams.