Platysomus parvulus (IMAGE)

University of Birmingham

Platysomus parvulus

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Fossils over 300 million years old reveal the evolution of a tongue bite in an ancient group of deep-bodied ray-finned fishes, such as Platysomus parvulus.

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Joschua Knüppe

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