The discovery of Minjinia turgenensis, a Palaeozoic stem-group jawed vertebrate with endochondral bone — a character long regarded as exclusive for bony fish and land vertebrates — changes our perception of bone formation evolution. It may also provide the first evidence for endochondral bone loss in cartilaginous fishes.
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Vaškaninová, V. Bone of contention. Nat Ecol Evol 4, 1447–1448 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01300-3
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