Australian fish fossils get to the heart of vertebrate evolution

Australian fish fossils get to the heart of vertebrate evolution

Scientists in Australia have unearthed beautifully preserved fossilized hearts and other internal organs of ancient armored fish in a discovery that provides insight into the evolution of the bodies of vertebrates – including humans. The researchers on Thursday described the heart, the organ that pumps blood through the body’s circulatory system, in fish called placoderms […]

Continue Reading