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Interpreting fossilized nervous tissues.

Cédric Aria^1,2,3, Jean Vannier⁴, Tae-Yoon S Park⁵

¹Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Summary

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Interpreting fossilized nervous tissues in Cambrian arthropods requires caution. New criteria reveal less evidence than previously thought, highlighting the vascular system

Area of Science:

Paleontology
Paleoneuranatomy
Evolutionary Biology

Background:

Paleoneuranatomy is an emerging field for studying evolution.

Keywords:

Arthropoda Burgess Shale-type Cambrian Lagerstätten morphoanatomy paleoneuroanatomy taphonomy

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