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Fractofusus

fossil rangeomorph genus
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  • Spriggina fossil
    Ediacara fauna
    / Characteristics of Ediacara fossils

    …as those of the rangeomorph Fractofusus found in late Ediacaran rocks in Newfoundland, have given paleontologists clues on how sophisticated reproduction had become by that point in Earth’s history. Fossil evidence suggests that Fractofusus reproduced asexually and was capable of switching between budding (a process where a new individual develops…

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    …as those of the rangeomorph Fractofusus found in late Ediacaran rocks in Newfoundland, have given paleontologists clues on how sophisticated reproduction had become by that point in Earth’s history. Fossil evidence suggests that Fractofusus reproduced asexually and was capable of switching between budding (a process where a new individual develops…

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