New Head–Trunk Interface Assembly Discovered in Jawless Vertebrate Relatives
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The article presents a novel non-destructive synchrotron imaging study of the fossil Norselaspis glacialis, revealing new insights into the head-trunk interface and circulatory system of early vertebrates, bridging features between jawless and jawed vertebrates, and challenging previous reconstructions of its anatomy.
Topics:sciencepaleontology#fossil-anatomy#gnathostomes#head-trunk-interface#paleontology#synchrotron-imaging#vertebrate-evolution
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