Ancient fish fossils reveal origin of the vertebrate skeleton

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Ancient fish fossils reveal origin of the vertebrate skeleton

By Brooks Hays, UPI, July 31, 2018

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/07/31/Ancient-fish-fossils-reveal-origin-of-the-vertebrate-skeleton/3921533066983/

 

"These findings change our view on the evolution of the

skeleton," said researcher Phil Donoghue.

 

Joseph N. Keating, Chloe L. Marquart, Federica Marone,

and Philip C. J. Donoghue. (2018) The nature of aspidin 

and the evolutionary origin of bone. Nature Ecology & Evolution.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-018-0624-1

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.