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500-million-year-old fossil sheds light on chelicerate evolution

An exceptionally well-preserved fossil reveals new details about the origin of chelicerate arthropods.

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Recently discovered, this specimen dates back to the Cambrian period and shows appendages typical of spiders and scorpions.

This finding refines our understanding of the early evolution of modern species.

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