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Life reconstructions of galeaspid species with "nine tails" discovered in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Photo provided to China News Service)
The 410-million-year-old fossil reveals galeaspids may be active swimmers, and the galeaspid's cruising speed is even faster than that of their more derived jawless and jawed relatives.
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Photo shows a complete headshield articulated with body and tail preserved together with a complete arthrodiran fish. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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Photo shows an exceptionally preserved fossil of "nine tails". (Photo provided to China News Service)
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Photo shows the exceptionally preserved fossils of fishes and plants associated with Foxaspis. (Photo provided to China News Service)
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Life restoration and caudal fin evolution of the "nine tails." (Photo provided to China News Service)