Neurocranial development of the coelacanth and the evolution of the sarcopterygian head
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1117-3
Abstract: The neurocranium of sarcopterygian fishes was originally divided into an anterior (ethmosphenoid) and posterior (otoccipital) portion by an intracranial joint, and underwent major changes in its overall geometry before fusing into a single unit in… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; sarcopterygian fishes; neurocranium; coelacanth ... See more keywords
Heterochronic evolution explains novel body shape in a Triassic coelacanth from Switzerland
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13796-0
Abstract: A bizarre latimeriid coelacanth fish from the Middle Triassic of Switzerland shows skeletal features deviating from the uniform anatomy of coelacanths. The new form is closely related to a modern-looking coelacanth found in the same… read more here.
Keywords: evolution explains; evolution; explains novel; switzerland ... See more keywords