Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum. Credit: Sutton et al. Nature (2025). A pair of 430-million-year-old mollusc fossils have stunned palaeontologists with their spikes which resemble the hairstyles of “emo” and punk musicians. They’ve named the new fossil species Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum. The newly discovered molluscs were found in deposits in Herefordshire in England’s West Midlands. The deposits date to the middle of the Silurian period (443…

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Emo and Punk, rebel fossils from 430 million years ago

Academics say the specimens , nicknamed Punk and Emo, have led them to rethink long-held views.

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Scientists discover 430 million-year-old mollusc fossils

Two Mollusca living in England 430 million years ago reveal the Paleozoic had much been richer in mollusc forms than we realized

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Early mollusks Punk and Emo rock the paleontological house

Their discovery forces us to rewrite the evolution of mollusks (ANSA)

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Finds from England show that early molluscs were more complex than previously thought.

Funde aus England zeigen: Frühe Weichtiere waren komplexer als bisher angenommen.

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What two fossils reveal about the beginnings of molluscs

Mark Sutton, an Imperial College London paleontologist, is not a punk. “I’m more of a folk and country person,” he said. But when Dr. Sutton pieced together 3-D renderings of a tiny fossil mollusk, he was struck by the spikes that covered its wormlike body. “This is like a classic punk hairstyle, the way it’s sticking up,” he thought. He called the fossil “Punk.” Then he found a similar fossil with downward-tipped spines reminiscent of long, sid…

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Punk and Emo Fossils Are a Hot Topic in Paleontology

By Stephen Beech A pair of 430 million-year-old mollusk fossils have been named "Punk" and "Emo" by scientists. Researchers say the newly discovered artifacts show that early lifeforms were "more complex and adaptable" than previously known. They explained that spiky Punk resemble worm-like mollusks with long spines, but it also has a broad foot and

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Pair of 430 million-year-old fossils named ‘Punk’ and ‘Emo’

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Ancient molluscs rocking punk and emo “hairstyles”

Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and Emo, revealing that ancient molluscs were more complex and adaptable.

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Researchers discovered two ancient mollusks' fossils of 'Punk' and 'Emo'

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Say hello to Emo and Punk from the ancient seas

New Delhi: Palaeontologists from the UK have discovered a pair of 430 million year old mollusc fossils, named ‘Punk’ and ‘Emo’, that defied the rules of the world they lived in. The fossils challenge the conventional understanding of ancient molluscs, diverse invertebrates with soft bodies that range from snails to squid. Punk and Emo reveal that the molluscs were far more complex, adaptable and versatile than scientists previously believed. The…

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