Scientists at the University of Silesia in Poland analyzed the fossils of a 215-million-year-old Metoposaurus, an ancient large amphibian that lived during the Triassic period, and found traces of the most common form of bone cancer. business results published at BMC Ecology and Evolution.
According to the researchers, one of the amphibian vertebrae looked strange: the bone tissue had grown too large, its shape and structure were abnormal. This has led scientists to believe that Metoposaurus may have suffered from some type of bone disease. To test the theory, experts took a CT scan of the remains.
Apparently, the bone grew both outside and deep inside the vertebra. After analyzing the tissue, the scientists concluded that the fish suffered from osteosarcoma. It is the most common bone cancer in humans.
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