Ikaria Wariootia: The earliest known animal ancestor on the planet has been discovered from South Australia | – The Times of India
Scientists have identified Ikaria wariootia, a tiny, wormlike creature that lived over 555 million years ago, as the earliest known bilaterian — an animal with a front, back, and symmetrical sides. Detailed in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, this discovery from South Australia provides crucial evidence for a major evolutionary leap…