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Ancient Fossil Fishes Had ‘Six Pack’ Abs, Study Ancient Fossil Fishes Had ‘Six Pack’ Abs, Study
  • June 17th, 2013

  • A new study has uncovered 380 million-year-old armor-plated fishes that preserve the oldest muscles ever discovered in a vertebrate.

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Ancient Fossil Fishes Had ‘Six Pack’ Abs, Study

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