Saccorhytus Type post Author Günter Bechly Date December 13, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , acorn worms, algorithms, ancestor, anus, bilaterian animals, computer analysis, deuterostome, Early Cambrian, echinoderms, Fossil Friday (series), Guardian, New York Times, ResearchGate, synapomorphies, synapomorphy, The Guardian, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge Fossil Friday: Say Hello to Our Microscopic Granddaddy? Günter Bechly December 13, 2024 Evolution, Paleontology 9 What we do know is that it is definitely not our earliest ancestor. Another overhyped missing link bites the dust. Read More ›
hemichordate Type post Author Günter Bechly Date April 12, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionPaleontology Tagged , acorn worms, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Canada, Chengjiang biota, China, Darwinian theory, Fossil Friday (series), ghost lineages, paleontology, sea floor Fossil Friday: Hemichordate Body Plan and Lifecycle Goes Back to the Cambrian Explosion Günter Bechly April 12, 2024 Evolution, Paleontology 6 This Fossil Friday we will discuss the abrupt origin of yet another animal phylum during the famous Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›
Sphaerechinus granularis Type post Author Paul Nelson Date February 21, 2023 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent DesignPhilosophy Tagged , acorn worms, anus, Biological Reviews, chordates, Deuterostomia, echinoderms, embryology, evolution, gills, Harvard University, hemichordates, mouth, phylogeny, sea urchins, Smithsonian Institution, spines, University of Oklahoma, worms A Remarkably Candid Statement About an Unsolved Evolutionary Puzzle Paul Nelson February 21, 2023 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy 3 According to current systematic theory, everyone reading this right now belongs to the taxonomic category Deuterostomia. Read More ›
Hoilungia-hongkongensis Type post Date August 15, 2018 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, acorn worms, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran Period, electrical current, evolution, Hong Kong, invertebrates, lancelets, mitochondrion, nervous system, neurons, Nobel Prize, phylum, Placozoa, plasticity, PLOS Biology, PNAS, sea urchins, starfish, synaptic transmission, tunicates, vertebrates Placozoa: An Evolutionary Leftover? Science and Culture August 15, 2018 Evolution 7 Simple, small, and worldwide in distribution, the placozoa don’t fit any clear evolutionary picture. Read More ›