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Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary gap

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Oldest known docodontan fossil found in Greenland narrows the evolutionary gap

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Palaeontology 🦖@mander.xyzEnglish · 20 days ago

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In a recent study by Dr. Sofia Patrocínio and her colleagues, published in Papers in Palaeontology, a new specimen of Docodonta is described.

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