Microscopic Morphology Adds To Scorpion Family Tree
Monday, January 12, 2009 - 13:35
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have examined the smallest features scorpion lungs. Tiny morphological features like the sculpting of the hair-like outgrowths on lamellae -- structures that fold like the leaves of a book and give the scorpion respiratory system its name, the book lung -- gives insight into the evolutionary relationships among scorpions.
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