GREAT APPENDAGE PHOTO: Fossil Linked to Claw Evolution
Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 18:56
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An ancient creature with bulging eyes and a "great appendage" could be a missing link in the evolution of grasping claws, according to a new study.
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