155-million-year-old starfish fossil reveals clonal fragmentation reproductive method in brittle stars and starfish relatives.
155-million-year-old starfish fossil reveals self-splitting process for 155 million years, offering scientists new insights into the reproductive method of clonal fragmentation practiced by brittle stars and their starfish relatives. The fossil, discovered in Germany, displays a brittle star mid-regeneration of three of its six limbs, pushing the origin of cloning sea stars back over 150 million years.
May 15, 2024
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