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Trilobite tridents demonstrate sexual combat at 400 Mya

The Devonian trilobite Walliserops carries a remarkable anterior cephalic trident posing a challenge to functional interpretation. A unique teratological specimen of Walliserops trifurcatus showing four, rather than three tines, is inconsistent with possible hypotheses connecting the trident to feed...

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Autores principales: Gishlick, Alan D., Fortey, Richard A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9942788/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36649420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2119970120