The homology and function of the lung plates in extant and fossil coelacanths
The homology and function of the lung plates in extant and fossil coelacanths
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The presence of a pulmonary organ that is entirely covered by true bone tissue and fills most of the abdominal cavity is hitherto unique to fossil actinistians. Although small hard plates have been recently reported in the lung of the extant coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
, the homology between these hard structures in fossil and extant forms...
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The homology and function of the lung plates in extant and fossil coelacanths
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-017-09327-6
