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A close-up of a hand holding a clear plastic container filled with muddy water and several large, segmented, worm-like organisms. The container appears to be covered in mud both inside and around the edges. The worms are light brown in color and vary in size.

Graduate Student Sheds Light on Ancient Worms as Early Ecosystem Engineers

Sep. 10, 2024 五一茶馆儿—By Andy Flick, Evolutionary Studies scientific coordinator Graduate student Kat Turk from 五一茶馆儿’s Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, along with an international team of collaborators, has uncovered new evidence that ancient priapulid worms, through their burrowing behavior, may have been some of the earliest ecosystem engineers. The study, 鈥淧riapulid neoichnology, ecosystem engineering, and...

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