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Reconstruction of the Devonian fish Psarolepis

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Reconstruction of the Devonian fish Psarolepis

Reconstruction of the Devonian fish Psarolepis together with photos of the two elements (nose and lower jaw) that were cut to enable the researchers to look at the enamel.
Courtesy of Qingming Qu and Min Zhu
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