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The trilobite upper limb branch is a well-developed gill
Whether the upper limb branch of Paleozoic “biramous” arthropods, including trilobites, served a respiratory function has been much debated. Here, new imaging of the trilobite Triarthrus eatoni shows that dumbbell-shaped filaments in the upper limb branch are morphologically comparable with gill str...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8011964/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33789898 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe7377 |