The Ediacaran fauna are some of the best, most beautifully preserved fossils of the Proterozoic. What is so special about these fossils?
A. They are the undisputed oldest multi-cellular eukaryotic organisms found to date.
B. They are the undoubted oldest animal fossils found to date.
C. Both of the above answers are true for the Ediacaran fossils.
D. Neither are true, the Ediacaran fossils represent the oldest fossil coral found to date.
Ans: C. Both of the above answers are true for the Ediacaran fossils.
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