Researchers Discover Prehistoric Arthropod That Carried Its Young Like Kites
- 8 years ago
Researchers have come across numerous arthropods that protected their unborn young in unique ways. Yet, one recently studied specimen presented a team with something entirely new.
Researchers of ancient arthropods have come across numerous creatures that protected their unborn young in unique ways.
Yet, one recently studied specimen presented a team with something entirely new.
Scientists hailing from the University of Oxford, the University of Leicester, Yale University, and Imperial College London found a roughly 430-million-year-old tiny animal that carried its babies in pods tethered to its back.
Researchers of ancient arthropods have come across numerous creatures that protected their unborn young in unique ways.
Yet, one recently studied specimen presented a team with something entirely new.
Scientists hailing from the University of Oxford, the University of Leicester, Yale University, and Imperial College London found a roughly 430-million-year-old tiny animal that carried its babies in pods tethered to its back.