Discovery of ancient rock impression suggests ability to form cornified skin goes back to early evolution of tetrapods

PHYSorg
May 28, 2024, 10:11 am189 pts
A team of geologists, paleontologists and archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in Poland, Czechia and Germany has found evidence suggesting that the ability to form cornified skin appendages is not unique to terrestrial vertebrates, but goes back to the early evolution of tetrapods.

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