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Saccorhytus, a Bag-like Creature with Big Mouth, could be Our Oldest Ancestor

A new study carried out by researchers from Northwest University in China and the University of Cambridge in the UK suggests that a microscopic, bag-like sea creature, named Saccorhytus, was probably the earliest known prehistoric ancestor of humans. This creature lived about 540 million years ago and was found in China. According to researchers, Saccorhytus—named […]