CT scan of fossil fish Acronichthys maccagnoi (VIDEO)

University of California - Berkeley

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A 3D model of the head of the newly named 67 million-year-old fossil fish, Acronichthys maccagnoi, based on CT scans. The skull bones are brightly colored while the ribs and backbones of the spine are in gray. The small, bright red bones at the junction between the spine and head are ossicles of the Weberian apparatus.

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Juan Liu, UC Museum of Paleontology & Don Brinkman, Royal Tyrrell Museum

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