Misterios fósiles 4: Vetulicolios ¿Qué eran?
Channel: Palaeos
Date: 20/01/2022

¡Revive la sección de "misterios fósiles" en el canal! En ella, exploraremos algunos de los fósiles más extraños y que hacen que los paleontólogos se rasquen la cabeza tratando de averiguar a qué tipo de organismo pertenecían estos fósiles. Y hoy, toca a los vetulicolios: animales exclusivos del cámbrico que tenían una forma muy peculiar. ¿Qué habrán sido estas curiosas criaturas?

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