Ancient Australian fossils were on land, not at sea, geologist proposes by (author unknown)

Ancient multicellular fossils long thought to be ancestors of early marine life are remnants of land-dwelling lichen or other microbial colonies, says a University of Oregon scientist who has been studying fossil soils of South Australia.



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