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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Aisha Rimi

‘Beautifully preserved’ 380-million-year-old fish heart fossil found in reef

via REUTERS

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest heart in a 380 million-year-old fossil of a jawed fish.

Researchers from Curtin University in Australia found the “beautifully preserved” heart alongside a separate fossilised stomach, intestine and liver, with the organs’ position resembling that of a shark’s anatomy.

The hope is that the discovery could shed light on how creatures, including humans, evolved.

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