Pictured is a rock slab with the earliest evidence for deep-sea vertebrates. The fossil evidence consists of pits and trails produced by feeding fishes during…
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Artistic reconstruction of the yunnanozoan from the Cambrian Chengjiang biota shows basket-like pharyngeal skeletons. Credit: Dinghua Yang Research reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem…
A research group from the University of Innsbruck has found out how the Cranial Sensory Ganglia were formed. University of Innsbruck researchers have identified the…
Palaeospondylus as reconstructed by synchrotron radiation x-ray computed tomography. Credit: RIKEN Evidence that the mysterious ancient fish-like vertebrate Palaeospondylus was likely one of the earliest…
Toussaint et al 2021 – Examples of threatened species supporting unique functional traits. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions…