Today, researchers at the University of Bristol have revealed a mystery that has perplexed scientists for centuries: the evolution of a type of ancient aquatic creature called an ostracod. Ostracods are tiny crustaceans, commonly found in marine or freshwater environments, and have been around since the Paleozoic era. While it was known that this particular species of ostracod evolved from an ancestral form, the exact evolutionary process remained a mystery.

Now, after extensive research and analysis, the team has shed light on this mystery with the discovery of a new species, the Paleozoic ostracod. This new species, which dates back over 500 million years, reveals the evolutionary process of this group of animals, providing insight into the process of evolution that has been largely untapped until now.

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source: Phys.org