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Precambrian jellyfish

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Many Precambrian fossils have a "quilted" appearance, and this relative of modern jellyfish is a good example. Paleontologists are unsure whether these striking creatures swam freely like jellyfish, or attatched themselves to the sea bed.

Courtesy of M.F.Glaessner.

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