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Spriggina worm

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The fossil record for fauna begins in rocks that were laid down between 550 and 600 million years ago in Ediacara, Australia. This Spriggina worm was named to honor Reg Sprigg, an enthusiastic young amateur geologist who discovered the Ediacaran fauna.

Courtesy of M.F.Glaessner.

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