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An artist's rendering of Ikaria wariootia. Photo: Sohail Wasif/UCR

Worm-like creature a forerunner to humans: researchers

A worm-like creature smaller than a grain of rice that burrowed on the seafloor in search of meals like dead organic matter about 555 million years ago may be the evolutionary forerunner of most animals living today – including people.

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