A new map of arthropod evolution, from fossils to embryos

A new map of arthropod evolution, from fossils to embryos

A new study by Prof. Ariel Chipman of The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides a novel model for understanding the development and evolution of arthropod body plans—specifically the arrangement of their segmented body parts known as tagmata.

Tracing Arthropod Evolution: Insights from Fossils to Embryos

A pioneering new study from Prof. Ariel Chipman at The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, challenges longstanding paradigms about the evolutionary origins and developmental architecture of arthropod body plans. Published in the prestigious Proceedings of the Royal Society B, this research introduces a fresh conceptual framework that unravels the sophisticated embryonic processes guiding the formation o…