Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest dated example https://phys.org/news/2024-04-bioluminescence-evolved-animals-million-years.html
#Evolution of bioluminescence in #Anthozoa with emphasis on #Octocorallia: Danielle DeLeo et al. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2626
"#Bioluminescence first evolved in #animals at least 540 million years ago in #octocorals... The results push back the previous record for the trait's oldest dated emergence in animals by nearly 300 million years"
Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago, pushing back previous oldest dated example
Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.