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"Human-like" spine found in Carboniferous eel-like critter

Adam Khor · 2012-05-30 21:43:53

Its name is Tarrasius problematicus : http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/05/23/human.spine.morphology.found.aquatic.eel.fossil

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30-05-2012 10:43pm

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Adam Khor

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Its name is Tarrasius problematicus

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http://esciencenews.com/articles/2012/05/23/human.spine.morphology.found.aquatic.eel.fossil

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#2 30-05-2012 10:58pm
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That'll throw the cat among the pigeons. Don't be surprised if several 'land' animals get reclassified based on this discovery.

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