Heterochronic evolution explains novel body shape in a Triassic coelacanth from Switzerland
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 locality and differences between both are attributed to he...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13796-0 |