Marpolia spissa, fossilised algae
A fossilised type of green algae, possible filamentous cyanobacteria (Marpolia spissa), approximately 12 mm in height. This specimen was discovered in the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, Canada.
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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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