Hagfish Vertebrate Tree (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Hagfish Vertebrate Tree

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The Tethymyxine tapirostrum hagfish fossil suggests a new hypothesis for the structure of the vertebrate family tree, with hagfish and other eel-like creatures branching off early from the lineage that gave rise to modern-day jawed vertebrates, including bony fish and humans.

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Tetsuto Miyashita, University of Chicago.

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