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![Multicellular fossils come from the late Paleoproterozoic Chuanlinggou Formation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JDVoZ9x8Tc5ATTxdsyku5h-320-80.jpg)
1.6-billion-year-old fossils push back origin of multicellular life by tens of millions of years
By Kiley Price published
Researchers uncovered fossils of multicellular eukaryotes that are over a billion years old.
![A reconstruction of the pelagic ecosystem and the organisms fossilised in Sirius Passet, revealing how Timorebestia was one of the largest predators in the water column more than 518 million years ago.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KRS9iDfnoN3zGu8TbQqatD-320-80.jpg)
'Terror beast' fossils unearthed in Greenland are more than half a billion years old
By Kiley Price published
Enormous for its time period, this newly discovered marine worm likely ruled the seas at the top of the food chain.
![Microscopic image dyed red showing circular spores of the fungus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NMfiSkLNHJXieuT26FacX6-320-80.jpg)
Earliest known parasitic fungus discovered in fossilized plant frozen in time 400 million years ago
By Carys Matthews published
A fossilized plant in a museum collection contained the oldest known disease-causing fungus, with microscopic images showing it bursting through the plant's wall.
![A map of an ancient supercontinent](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UHc3rwtVK5SpW9UmGNDdU3-320-80.jpg)
Scientists finally solve 390 million-year-old 'murder mystery' from an ancient supercontinent
By Harry Baker published
Researchers mapped out "cake-like" fossil layers belonging to a group of ancient marine creatures from the supercontinent Gondwana that mysteriously died off 390 million years ago.
![3D model of Lorrainosaurus against a black background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dewvf3LWUZ6cUBgm3T2Sca-320-80.jpg)
Jurassic pliosaur 'megapredator' was a giant 'sea murderer'
By Patrick Pester published
The earliest pliosaur 'megapredator' helped rule the oceans 170 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs.
![Cephalpods spray ink in this reconstruction of an ancient Vampyromorph.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JW9MdErjnPES3xMbKPLQ6A-320-80.jpg)
'Fleeing vampire' haunted Jurassic oceans with glow-in-the-dark organs, fossil reveals
By Patrick Pester published
The newfound vampyromorph species was equipped with defensive features not previously seen in the fossil record — and it's related to modern-day vampire squid.
![An underwater worm with purple and blue scales](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/if8VGmpheweiY8RnhAV4pd-320-80.jpg)
500 million-year-old worm with 'shuriken' spikes named after gigantic 'Dune' sandworms
By Kiley Price published
The newly discovered species was part of the phylum annelid, which is made up of segmented worms.
![An illustration of a small mammal attacking a larger dinosaur](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rC46cfuJ6o4Ropu9gqKud5-320-80.jpg)
Final moments of dinosaur and mammal's epic 'mortal combat' battle preserved by volcanic eruption
By Harry Baker published
A small badger-like mammal and a juvenile bipedal dinosaur were locked in a battle to the death 125 million years ago when they were both killed and perfectly preserved by a volcanic mudflow.
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