Swedish researcher finds missing piece of fossil puzzle

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 - 10:07 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The mode of reproduction seen in modern sharks is nearly 400 million years old. That is the conclusion drawn by Professor Per Erik Ahlberg, Uppsala University, from his discovery of a so-called 'clasper' in a primitive fossil fish earlier this year. The research results are published in Nature...

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