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A referred Echinerpeton neural spine

ROM VP 83326 records a hyper-elongated neural spine in a referred early synapsid specimen, while its whole-body outline and biological function remain unresolved.

Represented range308.5–305.5 Ma
RegionsSydney Mines Formation, Florence, Nova Scotia, Canada
CladesSynapsida · Echinerpeton intermedium

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morphology · medium

Referred specimen ROM VP 83326 documents a hyper-elongated neural spine in Echinerpeton intermedium from the Sydney Mines Formation, but incomplete preservation does not resolve the animal's full outline, spine ratio or sail function.

claim:event:echinerpeton-neural-spine-specimen

References

  1. Antiquity of 'Sail-Backed' Neural Spine Hyper-Elongation in Mammal ForerunnersMann, A.; Reisz, R.R. · 2020 · DOI 10.3389/feart.2020.00083
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