Scientists from the University of Bristol have revealed that ray-finned Fishes are perhaps one of Earth's most resilient groups of animals, having survived four mass extinction events that wiped out many other groups. Actinopterygian fossils show a wide range of body shapes which change through time. These changes can be studied to better understand the group’s evolution [Credit: Fiann Smithwick, University of Bristol]Today the...

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