‘Mysterious’ ancient creature was definitely an animal, research confirms

It lived well over 550 million years ago, is known only through fossils and has variously been described as looking a bit like a jellyfish, a worm, a fungus and lichen. But was the ‘mysterious’ Dickinsonia an animal, or was it something else? A new study provides strong proof that Dickinsonia was an animal.
Paleontology News — ScienceDaily