Morphology of Palaeospondylus shows affinity to tetrapod ancestors - Nature.com

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Detailed structural analysis of Palaeospondylus gunni from the Middle Devonian period shows strong resemblance to Eusthenopteron and Panderichthys, indicating that it was a sarcopterygian and most probably a stem-tetrapod.

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