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The feeding morphology of Eurynotus

Started by Halichoeres, December 12, 2018, 04:32:59 PM

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December 12, 2018, 04:32:59 PM
Eurynotus crenatus is a ray-finned fish (actinopterygian) from the early Carboniferous, one of the first members of that lineage to be adapted for crushing shelled animals like crinoids and bivalves. This paper uses a bunch of CT data to reconstruct the morphology of the feeding apparatus. Cool stuff! This is part of a special issue celebrating the career of Jenny Clack (author of many many papers as well as the popular book Gaining Ground about the evolution of tetrapods).



Paper (paywall): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/earth-and-environmental-science-transactions-of-royal-society-of-edinburgh/article/feeding-structures-in-the-rayfinned-fish-eurynotus-crenatus-actinopterygii-eurynotiformes-implications-for-trophic-diversification-among-carboniferous-actinopterygians/8C5A11E7BAD425D8A48A264C431A4141
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