Hagfish Fossil Scan (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Hagfish Fossil Scan

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Synchrotron scanning of the Tethymyxine tapirostrum hagfish fossil revealed traces of chemical left behind when the soft tissues fossilized, including signs of keratin that indicate a series of slime-producing glands along the body.

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Tetsuto Miyashita, University of Chicago.

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