Fat solves 558-million-year science puzzle

By Aaron Bunch
Updated September 21 2018 - 9:56am, first published 4:00am
No scientist had been able to decipher what the Dickinsonia,were since their discovery in 1946.
No scientist had been able to decipher what the Dickinsonia,were since their discovery in 1946.

A piece of fat has helped solve a 558-million-year-old riddle and looks set to shoot a university student to scientific stardom.

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