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Reassessing the improbability of a muscular crinoid stem

Muscular articulations in modern stalked crinoids are only present in the arms. Although it has been suggested that certain coiled-stemmed fossil taxa may have been functionally adapted to utilize muscles, evidence supporting this interpretation is lacking. Here, we use cathodoluminescence and SEM t...

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Main Authors: Gorzelak, Przemysław, Głuchowski, Edward, Salamon, Mariusz A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4131222/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25116414
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep06049
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