Fossil musculature of the most primitive jawed vertebrates

The transition from jawless to jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes) resulted in the reconfiguration of the muscles and skeleton of the head, including the creation of a separate shoulder girdle with distinct neck muscles. We describe here the only known examples of preserved musculature from placoderms...

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Main Authors: Trinajstic, Kate, Sanchez, S., Dupret, V., Tafforeau, P., Long, J., Young, G., Senden, T., Boisvert, C., Power, N., Ahlberg, P.E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The American Association for the Advancement of Science 2013
Online Access:http://www.sciencemag.org/content/341/6142/160.abstract
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19600