Chengjiangocaris kunmingensisChengjiangocaris kunmingensis we can see the entire nervous system of the creature (with the exception of its brain) including individual nerves visible enough to study, making it the oldest and most detailed preserved CNS that has been identified to date.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the discovery is that the extraordinarily well preserved nerve cord of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis
Further Reading:
Fuxianhuiid ventral nerve cord and early nervous system evolution in Panarthropoda Abstract
Exquisitely detailed 520 million-year-old fossil shows individual nerves
520-million-year-old fossilized nervous system is most detailed example yet found
Exquisite fossils reveal oldest nervous system ever preserved
Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the discovery is that the extraordinarily well preserved nerve cord of Chengjiangocaris kunmingensis
Further Reading:
Fuxianhuiid ventral nerve cord and early nervous system evolution in Panarthropoda Abstract
Exquisitely detailed 520 million-year-old fossil shows individual nerves
520-million-year-old fossilized nervous system is most detailed example yet found
Exquisite fossils reveal oldest nervous system ever preserved
Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
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