Fractal patterns of early life revealed

Fractal patterns of early life revealed (New Scientist: 15-Jul-04)
Newly uncovered fossils reveal in extraordinary clarity the strangeness of the Earth's earliest complex life. The finds show that the organisms were assembled in fractal patterns from frond-like building blocks. They were unable to move and had no reproductive organs, perhaps reproducing by dropping off new fronds.
See also: Fossils from forgotten time amaze (BBC: 16-Jul-04)