Fossil find links gaps in evolutionary knowledge

Posted Thu 26 Sep 2013 at 12:10amThursday 26 Sep 2013 at 12:10amThu 26 Sep 2013 at 12:10am, updated Thu 26 Sep 2013 at 3:36amThursday 26 Sep 2013 at 3:36amThu 26 Sep 2013 at 3:36am An artist's impression of an Entelognathus - an armoured fish. Image obtained on September 24, 2013.(AFP: Brian Choo/Chinese Academy of Sciences) A team of scientists, including an Australian, have found a fossil of a 4

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4億1900年前に生息していた、板皮類に属する魚で、確認できる限り、最古の顎をもつ化石が発見される。進化のミッシングリンクを埋めるもの。まだ原生魚類の先祖はどこから来たのかまだ解明されておらず。