Marine worms made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites(nytimes.com)

41 pointsby Petiverhá 2 anos13 comments

nytimes.com

Marine worms made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/science/fossils-worms-bifungites-brazil.html

2 comments

johncessnahá 2 anos

https://archive.ph/Zov3M

danghá 2 anos

[stub for offtopicness]

nemomarxhá 2 anos

One of those headline rules got this one - it's supposed to say These fossils. Maybe edit to be more specific? Dumbbell shaped?

dredmorbiushá 2 anos

Email improvements/suggestions to the mods at [email protected].

I've done so in this case suggesting the subhead, slightly edited, as "Marine worms made at least some trace fossil burrows called Bifungites" (71 characters).

Contrary to popular belief, HN does permit title substitution, though it strongly prefers text from an alternate title or article text. See dang's guidance, e.g.:

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39508321>

<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14833599>

jumploopshá 2 anos

Apparently the fossils are bifungites, created by an unidentified marine worm species.

The new findings suggest these worms belong to a group called Annulitubus.

tensorhá 2 anos

I thought the rule here was to match the article headline, which is "These fossils..".

mrbluecoathá 2 anos

Perhaps "Phallic Fossils Found" would have generated even more clicks?

AlbertCoryhá 2 anos

Yes. I thought this was going to be more "creationism" stuff (God made the fossils to test our faith /s)

[deleted]há 2 anos

sedatkhá 2 anos

webwielder2há 2 anos

(1858)

dredmorbiushá 2 anos

The article is dated 2024. Why do you suggest an earlier year?