Get latest articles and stories on Science at LatestLY. According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom. Combining detailed anatomical studies of the fossilized nervous system with analyses of gene expression patterns in living descendants, they conclude that a shared blueprint of brain organization has been maintained from the Cambrian until today. Science News | Half-a-billion Year Old Fossilised Brain of Sea Creature Defies Textbook Explanation: Research.
A rethink of how brains originated in science textbooks may be required in light of the fossils of a tiny sea creature that perished more than half a billion years ago.
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According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom
Half-a-billion year old fossilised brain of sea creature defies textbook explanation: Research shanghainews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from shanghainews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.