Friday 16 September 2022

World's oldest heart found in prehistoric fish

World's oldest heart found in prehistoric fish

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart preserved inside a fossilised prehistoric fish. They say the specimen captures a key moment in the evolution of the blood-pumping organ found in all back-boned animals, including humans. The heart belonged to a fish known as the Gogo, which is now extinct.

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