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Fossils dating back to 410 millions of years ago reveal evolution of scales(1/3)

2022-06-14 14:48:42 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan
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Life reconstruction of Parayunnanolepis xitunensis. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Chinese scientists discover the squamation and scale morphology of a primitive taxon of Antiarcha (a clade at the root of jawed vertebrates), Parayunnanolepis xitunensis, based on the virtual restoration of an articulated specimen, dating back to 410-million-year ago, by using X-ray computed tomography.

Photo shows the fossil of Parayunnanolepis xitunensis, Beijing, June 13, 2022.(Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)

A scientist introduces the discovery in Beijing, June 13, 2022.(Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)

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