New Curtin-led research discovers the heart of our evolution

Perth, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2022

Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart - the oldest ever found - alongside a separate fossilised stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies. The new research, published in Science, found that the position of the organs in the body of arthrodires - an extinct class of armoured fishes that flourished through