Cole, S. R., et al. 2026. Exceptional soft-tissue preservation reveals the oldest evidence for tube feet and their ecological significance in crinoids. Royal Society Open Science 13(6).
Genuine rewrite the textbooks discovery! 🧪🦑
The same team led last year's discovery of even deeper chemosynthetic animal communities. And they are in a crewed submersible, so they actually SAW THE WHALE GRAVEYARD!!! Can't wait for them to keep exploring!
Howard, R. J., R. J. Garwood, G. D. Edgecombe, and D. A. Legg. 2026. A revision of Praearcturus gigas: a giant scorpion from the Lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of Britain. Palaeontology 69(3):e70064.