Early ontogeny and other possible molluscan traits in hyolith biology and anatomy Hyoliths were extinct invertebrates with embryonic and larval conchs closely similar to those of the conchiferan molluscs. Yet, they lacked radula and were equipped with a tentacular oral apparatus. T...

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Early #ontogeny and other possible molluscan traits in #hyolith #biology and #anatomy 🐌by Prof. Dzik

doi.org/10.18261/let...

My 25 years of palaeoart chronology...

In 2013 I built 23 scale and life-size models for MUSE Science Museum, in Trento, Italy. Here's an enlarged hyolith (Lophotrochozoa), this one is from the Cambrian.

#PaleoArt #Hyolith #Cambrian #JurassicWorld