Ancient Critter Preserved in Fool’s Gold Flaunts a ‘Great Appendage’

<img width="1500" height="1000" src="https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2024/10/fools-gold-fossil-arthropod.jpg" alt="The holotype of the newly discovered specimen (top), and a 3D model derived from CT scanning (bottom).">The ancient, gilt creatures represent a new species, and hint at the anatomy of an iconic group of arthropods.

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