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Reconstructing Durialepis

Started by Halichoeres, May 09, 2020, 01:24:28 AM

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May 09, 2020, 01:24:28 AM
Based on reexamination of the dermal skull bones of the stem-lungfish Durialepis edentatus, and CT scans of its braincase, this paper does a thorough reconstruction of its head, shedding some light on how lungfish skulls evolved. They're pretty derpy now, but get a load of this mug:



Móndejar-Fernández et al: (paywall, but pm me your email address if you want the pdf): https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/spp2.1315
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