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University of Montreal: Found - Species of Jellyfish, Preserved in Paleozoic Fossils
April 20, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:

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Found: a new species of jellyfish, preserved in Paleozoic fossils

Identified as Paleocanna tentaculum, the species is a rare find, as soft-bodied organisms do not usually preserve well, say scientists at UdeM and McGill University who discovered them.

By Jeff Heinrich

Canadian researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils near Qu . . .

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