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High-fidelity modular skeletons authenticate a Cambrian origin for Bryozoa

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Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10590-9Exquisite early Cambrian fossils of Protomelission gatehousei and Dayingomelission hexaclitia preserve soft-tissue anatomy and skeletal microstructure, confirming that these taxa are definitively bryozoans and indicating a deeper origin for the Bryozoa than was first apparent.

Nature, Published online: 03 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10590-9

Exquisite early Cambrian fossils of Protomelission gatehousei and Dayingomelission hexaclitia preserve soft-tissue anatomy and skeletal microstructure, confirming that these taxa are definitively bryozoans and indicating a deeper origin for the Bryozoa than was first apparent.
Cambrian (ORG) Bryozoa Nature (PERSON) doi:10.1038 (ORG) Protomelission (ORG) Dayingomelission (ORG) Bryozoa (PERSON)
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