ANU PhD student Yuzhi Hu with a 3D print of the 400 million year old fish fossil that is six times the size of the specimen. Credit: Australian National University
Three-dimensional prints of a 400 million year old fish fossil from around Lake Burrinjuck in southeast Australia reveal the possible evolutionary origins of human teeth, according to new research by The Australian National University (ANU) and Queensland Museum.
An enlarged 3D print of the jaw and tooth-like denticles from the ancient fish fossil. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU.
http://m.phys.org/news/2016-09-d-fish-fossil-reveal-human.html
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