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Ancient fossil may reveal animal kingdom's earliest right-handedness at 550 million years old - Phys.org

Ancient fossil may reveal animal kingdom's earliest right-handedness at 550 million years old - Phys.org
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Scientists have identified evidence of right-handedness in a 550-million-year-old fossil of the organism Spriggina. This discovery suggests that lateralization in the animal kingdom is significantly older than previously thought.

Scientists have uncovered what may be the earliest evidence of "right-handedness" in the animal kingdom, dating back more than half a billion years. The discovery comes from the fossil record of Spri…

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