A 319-million-year-old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind

A 319-million-year-old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind

By Amarachi Orie, CNN A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shining a new light on the early evolution of bony fish. The fossil of the skull belonging to the extinct Coccocephalus wildi was found in a coal mine in England more than a century ago, according to researchers of the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The fossi…

A 319-million-year-old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind

By Amarachi Orie, CNN A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shining a new light on the early evolution of bony fish. The fossil of the skull belonging to the extinct Coccocephalus wildi was found in a coal mine in England more than a century ago, according to researchers of the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday. The fossi…

A 319-million-year-old brain has been discovered. It could be the oldest of its kind

A scan of the skull of a 319-million-year-old fossilized fish has led to the discovery of the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain, shining a new light on the early evolution of bony fish.

Scientists find 319-million-year-old fossilized fish brain

The brain and cranial nerves are about an inch long and belong to the extinct Coccocephalus wildi (C. wildi).

Oldest vertebrate brain found in 319-million-year-old fossilised fish

The fossil from England is the only known specimen of its species, so scientists were only able to use techniques that did not destroy it (Picture: Jeremy Marble/University of Michigan News) A 319-million-year-old fossilised fish, pulled from a coal mine in England more than a century ago, has revealed the oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain. University of Birmingham and University of Michigan scientists believe the discovery ope…

Scientists discover ‘unexpected’ 319-million-year-old fossilised vertebrate brain

The findings shed new light into the preservation of soft parts in fossils of backboned animals