Brain from 525 million years ago, the oldest ever found

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A fossil of an arthropod from 525 million years ago contained the oldest brain scientists ever discovered. Unlike what was expected, the brain was divided into 3 parts of the nervous system. This discovery will make scientists rethink brain’s evolution.

 

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