Lobe-finned fish tetrapod

Image -

Lobe-finned fish tetrapod

The figure shows the divided internal structure of a bone from the 380 million-year-old lobe-finned fish Eusthenopteron (left) contrasting with the open marrow cavity of the limb bone of the tetrapod Discosauriscus (right), where haematopoiesis could occur.
Sophie Sanchez
License:
Media Use
The content may be downloaded by journalists, bloggers, columnists, creators of public opinion, etc. It can be used and shared in different media channels to convey, narrate, and comment on your press releases, posts, or information, provided that the content is unmodified. The author or creator shall be attributed to the extent and in the manner required by good practice (this means, for example, that photographers should be attributed).
By:
Sophie Sanchez
File format:
.jpg
Size:
3247 x 2842, 6.51 MB
Download

Contacts

Related content

  • The figure shows the divided internal structure of a bone from a 380 million-year-old lobe-finned fish(left) contrasting with the open marrow cavity of the limb bone of a tetrapod (right), where haematopoiesis could occur. Credit: Sophie Sanchez

    New light shed on the early evolution of limb bone marrow

    When and how bone marrow first originated in the limbs of early four-legged animals is disputed in evolutionary biology. With the help of powerful X-ray technology, an international research team, led by Uppsala University, has now discovered that this evolutionary adaptation most likely took place after the first tetrapods stepped ashore. The study is published in the scientific journal eLife.

Enter your email address to follow Uppsala University

When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom, for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings.

To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts, which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow.

Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account.
Check your inbox

Email sent to __email__. Click the link there to follow Uppsala University.

Okay