Heléna Muirhead-Hunt has made an exciting discovery of a new fossil species called Edrathina obditchia in Newfoundland’s Inner Meadow. This remarkable finding bridges a 20-million-year gap in the fossil record of ctenophores, dating back to 551 million years ago, even before the oldest known ctenophores. The implications of this research play a crucial role in the discussions surrounding early animal evolution and ancestral origins, captivating both biologists and palaeontologists alike.Heléna Muirhead-Hunt has made an exciting discovery of a new fossil species called Edrathina obditchia in Newfoundland’s Inner Meadow. This remarkable finding bridges a 20-million-year gap in the fossil record of ctenophores, dating back to 551 million years ago, even before the oldest known ctenophores. The implications of this research play a crucial role in the discussions surrounding early animal evolution and ancestral origins, captivating both biologists and palaeontologists alike.