Fossil Record Reveals Jellyfish More than 500 Million Years Old- All Images

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Fossil Record Reveals Jellyfish More than 500 Million Years Old

Pushes occurrence of jellyfish back some 200 million years

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This jellyfish is more than 500 million years old, the oldest fossil jellyfish to date.

This jellyfish is more than 500 million years old, the oldest jellyfish in the fossil record to date.

Credit: University of Kansas

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