RE: Reconstruction of 425my old Shellfish

["Mikko K. Haaramo" <mikko.haaramo@helsinki.fi>]

Article published in Nature:

        Sutton, M. D., Briggs, D. E. G., Siveter, D. J. & Siveter, D. J.,
2005: Silurian brachiopods with soft-tissue preservation.
?Nature: Vol. 436, pp. 1013-1015

No mention of the brachs being ancesters of modern molluscks. ;)

--Mikko Haaramo

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu] 
> On Behalf Of Ronald Orenstein
> Sent: 25. elokuuta 2005 7:30
> To: rtravsky@uwyo.edu; dinosaur@usc.edu
> Subject: Re: Reconstruction of 425my old Shellfish
> 
> At 03:38 PM 8/24/2005, Richard W. Travsky wrote:
> >Aug. 23, 2005 A team of British and American scientists has 
> digitally 
> >resurrected the forerunner to modern clams and mussels  an 
> "articulate 
> >brachiopod" not seen for 425 million years.
> 
> Since when has a brachiopod of any age been considered to be 
> the forerunner of molluscs?
> 
> 
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