Billion-year-old fossil found in Highlands could reveal new link in animal evolution Telegraph reporters © Moment RF Scientists found the microfossil at Loch Torridon in north-west Scotland - Moment RF
A billion-year-old fossil which could prove a new link in the evolution of animals has been found in the Highlands.
Scientists led by the University of Sheffield and the US s Boston College found the microfossil at Loch Torridon in north-west Scotland.
The fossil - described and formally named Bicellum Brasieri in a research paper published in Current Biology - contains two distinct cell types and could be the earliest multicellular animal ever recorded.
Billion-year-old fossil could reveal new link in animal evolution
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