Archive for August 7th, 2023

WFS News:Burgessomedusa phasmiformis;Oldest known species of swimming jellyfish

@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) announces the oldest swimming jellyfish in the fossil record with the newly namedĀ Burgessomedusa phasmiformis. These findings are announced in the journalĀ Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Jellyfish belong to medusozoans, or animals producing medusae, and include today’s box jellies, hydroids, stalked jellyfish […]