Common ancestor of sharks and humans revealed
A NEW STUDY suggests that all jawed vertebrates, including humans and sharks, evolved from a shark-like fish that lived about 300 million years ago, Discovery reports.
Scientists came to the conclusion after analysis of a 290-million-year-old fossil braincase. Researchers say the braincase showed the ‘shark’ belongs to the same group as modern animals with jaws, the study, published in Nature, says.Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/health-science/47430/common-ancestor-sharks-and-humans-revealed#ixzz1yWKHMLr8
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