Flinders fossil unlocks secrets of first animals on Earth New fossil gives clues about earliest life

“Measuring up to 8cm wide, the #fossils are the preserved imprints of organisms that likely moved along what was once the seafloor but is now part of the majestic Flinders Ranges landscape.” #Ediacara #Ikara #EdiacaranEra 🧪⚒️ #FlindersRanges

Ancient sponges or just algae? New research overturns chemical evidence for the earliest animals Ancient fatty molecules, once believed to be traces of some of the first animals to live on Earth, may have been produced by algae instead.

“The earliest evidence for animals on Earth is now the 558 million-years-old Dickinsonia & other Ediacaran animals.” The #EdiacaranEra was 2 galactic years ago. A galactic year is how long it takes our solar system to revolve around our galaxy. 🤯🧪🪐 ⚒️ #palaeontology #Ediacara

Friday essay: the silence of Ediacara, the shadow of uranium History is writ large in the remote areas around Woomera and the Nullarbor: from the fossils of microscopic, cell-like creatures to ancient stone tools to the deitrus of rocket tests and the painful l...

“Wind and water were the only sounds, but there was nothing yet with ears to hear them.” A longform piece on this amazing region. #ediacara #EdiacaranEra #FlindersRanges #Ikara