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Yet another paper on the classification of Tullimonstrum

Started by Ravonium, April 30, 2020, 11:12:42 AM

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April 30, 2020, 11:12:42 AM Last Edit: April 30, 2020, 11:12:47 AM by Ravonium
This one suggests Tullimonstrum was most likely some sort of vertebrate based on the chemical composition of its soft tissue.

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April 30, 2020, 08:44:19 PM
I'm not a biochemist, but I definitely find this line of evidence more compelling than the melanin argument originally advanced. I'd like to see the chemistry compared to more samples; as far as I can tell they only included a single spiralian.
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