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Oldest evidence of animal sex and movement found in Canadian fossils

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Scientists have unearthed the oldest fossilized evidence of animal sexual reproduction and locomotion in Canada's Northwest Territories, dating back 567 million years. This discovery pushes the known origins of animal sex back by 5-10 million years and provides the earliest fossil evidence of movement in animals like Dickinsonia and Kimberella. The fossils, found at the Blueflower Formation, include unique Ediacaran period species such as Aspidella and Funisia, offering a rare glimpse into complex life forms that predated the Cambrian explosion. AI

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Oldest evidence of animal sex and movement found in Canadian fossils

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Becky Ferreira ·

    The Oldest Evidence of Animal Sex Has Been Found, and It’s Mind-Boggling

    Fossils unearthed in the Northwest Territories push the origins of animal sex back by 5-10 million years and reveal the earliest examples of locomotion in the fossil record.

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