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fossil of a sesame-seed-sized baby worm discovered encased in rock in China

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A fossil of a sesame-seed-sized baby worm was discovered encased in rock in China .

The larva represents a new genus and species of euarthropod called Youti yuanshi .

It represents a species ancestral to the arthropods that teem all over our planet today spiders, crabs, and insects.

Because the larva is so old, it can tell us about the evolutionary history of these animals.

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