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World’s First Worm Dating Back 220 Million Years Ago Unearthed

The world's first worm dating back 220 million years, has been unearthed in Arizona (Photo by Ben Kligman for Virginia Tech via SWNS)

The world’s first worm dating back 220 million years, has been unearthed in Arizona.

It’s a “missing link” in evolution – shedding fresh light on the origins of amphibians.

Named Funcusvermis gilmorei, it lived at the beginning of the age of the dinosaurs.

The primitive creepy-crawly was identified from its tiny jaws and teeth – which remarkably survived .

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