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Heteronectes logo #10101) Transitional fossil
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Heteronectes

Heteronectes logo #21000 Heteronectes chaneti is a fossil fish which has been identified as an early relative of the flatfish, and as a transitional fossil. In a typical modern flatfish, the head is asymmetric with both eyes on one side of the head. In Heteronectes, the transition from the typical symmetric head of a vertebrate is incomplete, with one eye positioned near ...
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