Friday, May 16, 2014

Scientists discover world’s oldest complex cardiovascular system

A stunning cardiovascular system is discovered in China.

by John Tyburski
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“Surprisingly complex” is a phrase used more than once to describe morphological characteristics of a 520-million-year old Chengjiang arthropod found in China in 1987. At least two of the early Cambrian period shrimp-like creature named Fuxianhuia protensa were remarkably-well preserved. In 2012, Nicholas Strausfeld and colleagues at the University of Arizona... [Pending]

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