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Fossils of Spriggina, a thumb-sized, worm-like organism that crawled the ancient seafloor 550 million years ago, were analyzed to determine handedness.
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Who
palaeontologists
What
Fossils of Spriggina, a thumb-sized, worm-like organism that crawled the ancient seafloor 550 million years ago, were analyzed to determine handedness.
When
Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:30:00 GMT · 2h 10m ago
Where
ancient seafloor ·
Why
To determine if 'right-handedness' existed before the evolution of hands.
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This study suggests that directional asymmetry, or 'handedness', may have evolved in organisms before the development of complex appendages like hands.
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