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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.