MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE CHALLENGES THE RECORDS OF THE EXTANT LIVERWORT PTILIDIUM PULCHERRIMUM IN EOCENE BALTIC AMBER.

Molecular and Morphological Evidence Challenges the Records of the Extant Liverwort Ptilidium pulcherrimum in Eocene Baltic Amber.

Preservation of liverworts in amber, a fossilized tree resin, is often exquisite.Twenty-three fossil species of liverworts have been described to date from Eocene (35-50 Ma) Baltic amber.In addition, two Mirror Brackets and Accessories (Universal) inclusions have been assigned to the extant species Ptilidium pulcherrimum (Ptilidiales or Porellales)

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Fibular dimelia and mirror polydactyly of the foot in a girl presenting additional features of the VACTERL association

CONTEXT: The association between fibular dimelia and mirror polydactyly of the foot is considered to be a very rare lower-limb abnormality.On the other Manual Breast Pump hand, VACTERL is an acronym for a nonrandom association of congenital anomalies for which the etiology is still poorly understood.CASE REPORT: The patient was a seven-month-old wh

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