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The eyes of Tullimonstrum reveal a vertebrate affinity

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  • Thomas Clements

    (University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH)

  • Andrei Dolocan

    (Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin)

  • Peter Martin

    (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ
    Interface Analysis Centre, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ)

  • Mark A. Purnell

    (University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH)

  • Jakob Vinther

    (School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1RJ
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ)

  • Sarah E. Gabbott

    (University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH)

Abstract

The eyes of the Tully monster (Tullimonstrum) possess ultrastructural details indicating homology with vertebrate eyes.

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  • Thomas Clements & Andrei Dolocan & Peter Martin & Mark A. Purnell & Jakob Vinther & Sarah E. Gabbott, 2016. "The eyes of Tullimonstrum reveal a vertebrate affinity," Nature, Nature, vol. 532(7600), pages 500-503, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:532:y:2016:i:7600:d:10.1038_nature17647
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17647
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