That’s Not a Pipe Cleaner, It’s a Worm!

Researchers have discovered a new species fossilized in British Columbia Canada. The Kootenayscolex barbarensis is a bristle-covered worm that looks like a pipe cleaner! It lived 508 million years ago during the Cambrian period. The unusually well-preserved annelids, which are segmented worms, will provide important information showing their evolution into modern worm species.

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