[NHCOLL-L:2121] Re: Discovery of Oldest Vertebrate Fossil Claimed in South Australia

[Paul J. Morris]

I can't see any indication of chordate affinity.  It looks like a
typical Charnia sort of vendobiotan. It is hard to tell from the image
in the press if it is a squashed Charnia or if it has a triradial stalk.
 Nice specimen, but not a vertebrate.
-Paul
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Paul J. Morris  
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On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:55:52 -0400
William Douglas Boyce <wdb at zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca> wrote:

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