Researchers identify new jellyfish species in fossils near Quebec City
April 20, 2026
April 20, 2026
MONTREAL, Quebec, April 20 -- McGill University posted the following news release:
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Researchers identify new jellyfish species in fossils near Quebec City
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Researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils discovered about 50 kilometres northeast of Quebec City have identified a new species of basal medusozoan: Paleocanna tentaculum, a soft-bodied, tube-shaped polyp with a ring of tentacles. Closely related to modern jellyfish, it is a ra . . .
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Researchers identify new jellyfish species in fossils near Quebec City
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Researchers studying 450-million-year-old fossils discovered about 50 kilometres northeast of Quebec City have identified a new species of basal medusozoan: Paleocanna tentaculum, a soft-bodied, tube-shaped polyp with a ring of tentacles. Closely related to modern jellyfish, it is a ra . . .