Publications

Ossification of the pectoral fin of Glyptolepis groenlandica: implications for the evolution of the lungfish appendicular skeleton

Branigan, M. K.; Bijl, S.; Ahlberg, P. E.; Tafforeau, P. et al.

Part of Developmental Biology Advances, 2026

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• DOI for Ossification of the pectoral fin of Glyptolepis groenlandica: implications for the evolution of the lungfish appendicular skeleton

Microstructure and development of the dermal ossicles of Antarctopelta oliveroi (Dinosauria, Ankylosauria): A complex morphogenetic system deciphered through three-dimensional X-ray microtomography

Sanchez, Sophie; de Ricqlès, Armand; Ponstein, Jasper; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Journal of Anatomy, p. 665-681, 2025

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• DOI for Microstructure and development of the dermal ossicles of Antarctopelta oliveroi (Dinosauria, Ankylosauria): A complex morphogenetic system deciphered through three-dimensional X-ray microtomography
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Investigating the Morphogenesis and Replacement of Lamprey Toothlets Using Synchrotron Imaging

Grohganz, Madleen; Leyhr, Jake; Johanson, Zerina; Haitina, Tatjana et al.

Part of Journal of morphology, 2025

Article, review/survey

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Acquisition of neural crest promoted thyroid evolution from chordate endostyle

Stundl, Jan; Rajan, Ayyappa Raja Desingu; Urrutia, Hugo A.; Leyhr, Jake et al.

Part of Science Advances, 2025

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• DOI for Acquisition of neural crest promoted thyroid evolution from chordate endostyle
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The Sensory Shark: High-quality Morphological, Genomic and Transcriptomic Data for the Small-spotted Catshark Scyliorhinus Canicula Reveal the Molecular Bases of Sensory Organ Evolution in Jawed Vertebrates

Mayeur, Hélène; Leyhr, Jake; Mulley, John; Leurs, Nicolas et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, 2024

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• DOI for The Sensory Shark: High-quality Morphological, Genomic and Transcriptomic Data for the Small-spotted Catshark Scyliorhinus Canicula Reveal the Molecular Bases of Sensory Organ Evolution in Jawed Vertebrates
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Response to comment on "Exceptional preservation of organs in Devonian placoderms from the Gogo largerstätte"

Trinajstic, Kate; Long, John; Sanchez, Sophie; Boisvert, Catherine A. et al.

Part of Science, 2023

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• DOI for Response to comment on "Exceptional preservation of organs in Devonian placoderms from the Gogo largerstätte"

Enhanced contrast synchrotron X-ray microtomography for describing skeleton-associated soft tissue defects in zebrafish mutants

Leyhr, Jake; Sanchez, Sophie; Dollman, Kathleen N.; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023

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• DOI for Enhanced contrast synchrotron X-ray microtomography for describing skeleton-associated soft tissue defects in zebrafish mutants
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Exploring the three-dimensional vasculature of dermal hard tissues in thyestiid osteostracans using synchrotron radiation microtomography

Bremer, Oskar; Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Maerss, Tiiu et al.

Part of Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2022

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• DOI for Exploring the three-dimensional vasculature of dermal hard tissues in thyestiid osteostracans using synchrotron radiation microtomography

Exceptional preservation of organs in Devonian placoderms from the Gogo lagerstätte

Trinajstic, Kate; Long, John A.; Sanchez, Sophie; Boisvert, Catherine A. et al.

Part of Science, p. 1311-1314, 2022

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• DOI for Exceptional preservation of organs in Devonian placoderms from the Gogo lagerstätte

The Mesozoic terminated in boreal spring

During, Melanie A. D.; Smit, Jan; Voeten, Dennis F. A. E.; Berruyer, Camille et al.

Part of Nature, p. 91-94, 2022

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The emergence of a complex pore-canal system in the dermal skeleton of Tremataspis (Osteostraci)

Bremer, Oskar; Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Märss, Tiiu et al.

Part of Journal of morphology, p. 1141-1157, 2021

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• DOI for The emergence of a complex pore-canal system in the dermal skeleton of Tremataspis (Osteostraci)
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Fossilized cell structures identify an ancient origin for the teleost whole-genome duplication

Davesne, Donald; Friedman, Matt; Schmitt, Armin D.; Fernandez, Vincent et al.

Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021

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• DOI for Fossilized cell structures identify an ancient origin for the teleost whole-genome duplication

New light shed on the early evolution of  limb-bone growth plate and bone marrow

Lopez, Jordi Estefa; Tafforeau, Paul; Clement, Alice; Klembara, Jozef et al.

Part of eLIFE, 2021

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The developmental relationship between teeth and dermal odontodes in the most primitive bony fish Lophosteus

Chen, Donglei; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of eLIFE, 2020

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• DOI for The developmental relationship between teeth and dermal odontodes in the most primitive bony fish Lophosteus
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Secondary ossification center induces and protects growth plate structure

Xie, Meng; Gol'din, Pavel; Herdina, Anna Nele; Lopez, Jordi Estefa et al.

Part of eLIFE, 2020

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Three-dimensional characterization of osteocyte volumes at multiple scales, and its relationship with bone biology and genome evolution in ray-finned fishes

Davesne, Donald; Schmitt, Armin D.; Fernandez, Vincent; Benson, Roger B. J. et al.

Part of Journal of Evolutionary Biology, p. 808-830, 2020

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• DOI for Three-dimensional characterization of osteocyte volumes at multiple scales, and its relationship with bone biology and genome evolution in ray-finned fishes

Limb-bone development of seymouriamorphs: implications for the evolution of growth strategy in stem amniotes

Lopez, Jordi Estefa; Klembara, Jozef; Tafforeau, Paul; Sanchez, Sophie

Part of Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020

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• DOI for Limb-bone development of seymouriamorphs: implications for the evolution of growth strategy in stem amniotes
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The evolution of dermal shield vascularization in Testudinata and Pseudosuchia: phylogenetic constraints versus ecophysiological adaptations

Clarac, Francois; Scheyer, Torsten M.; Desojo, Julia B.; Cerda, Ignacio A. et al.

Part of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, 2020

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• DOI for The evolution of dermal shield vascularization in Testudinata and Pseudosuchia: phylogenetic constraints versus ecophysiological adaptations
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Long-bone development and life-history traits of the Devonian tristichopterid Hyneria lindae

Kamska, Viktoriia; Daeschler, Edward B.; Downs, Jason P.; Ahlberg, Per et al.

Part of Earth and environmental science transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, p. 75-86, 2019

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• DOI for Long-bone development and life-history traits of the Devonian tristichopterid Hyneria lindae

3D Maps of Mineral Composition and Hydroxyapatite Orientation in Fossil Bone Samples Obtained by X-ray Diffraction Computed Tomography

Murer, Fredrik K.; Sanchez, Sophie; Alvarez-Murga, Michelle; Di Michiel, Marco et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2018

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• DOI for 3D Maps of Mineral Composition and Hydroxyapatite Orientation in Fossil Bone Samples Obtained by X-ray Diffraction Computed Tomography
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Wing bone geometry reveals active flight in Archaeopteryx

Voeten, Dennis F. A. E.; Cubo, Jorge; de Margerie, Emmanuel; Roeper, Martin et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2018

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A diminutive perinate European Enantiornithes reveals an asynchronous ossification pattern in early birds

Knoll, Fabien; Chiappe, Luis M.; Sanchez, Sophie; Garwood, Russell J. et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2018

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• DOI for A diminutive perinate European Enantiornithes reveals an asynchronous ossification pattern in early birds
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Evolutional Separation of Epiphyseal and Articular Cartilage is a Bone Adaptation to Terrestrial Growth.

Xie, Meng; Gol'din, Pavel; Estsfa, Jordi; Li, Lei et al.

Part of Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 2017

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Vascularization and odontode structure of a dorsal ridge spine of Romundina stellina Ørvig 1975

Jerve, Anna; Qu, Qinming; Sanchez, Sophie; Ahlberg, Per Erik et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2017

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• DOI for Vascularization and odontode structure of a dorsal ridge spine of Romundina stellina Ørvig 1975
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Questioning hagfish affinities of the enigmatic Devonian vertebrate Palaeospondylus

Johanson, Zerina; Smith, Moya; Sanchez, Sophie; Senden, Tim et al.

Part of Royal Society Open Science, 2017

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• DOI for Questioning hagfish affinities of the enigmatic Devonian vertebrate Palaeospondylus
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Morphology and histology of acanthodian fin spines from the late Silurian Ramsåsa E locality, Skåne, Sweden

Jerve, Anna; Bremer, Oskar; Sanchez, Sophie; Ahlberg, Per E.

Part of Palaeontologia Electronica, 2017

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• DOI for Morphology and histology of acanthodian fin spines from the late Silurian Ramsåsa E locality, Skåne, Sweden
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The internal cranial anatomy of Romundina stellina Orvig, 1975 (Vertebrata, Placodermi, Acanthothoraci) and the origin of jawed vertebrates: Anatomical atlas of a primitive gnathostome

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Ahlberg, Per Erik

Part of PLOS ONE, 2017

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• DOI for The internal cranial anatomy of Romundina stellina Orvig, 1975 (Vertebrata, Placodermi, Acanthothoraci) and the origin of jawed vertebrates: Anatomical atlas of a primitive gnathostome
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Development of cyclic shedding teeth from semi-shedding teeth: the inner dental arcade of the stem osteichthyan Lophosteus 

Chen, Dong Lei; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Royal Society Open Science, 2017

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• DOI for Development of cyclic shedding teeth from semi-shedding teeth: the inner dental arcade of the stem osteichthyan Lophosteus 
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The origin of novel features by changes in developmental mechanisms: ontogeny and three-dimensional microanatomy of polyodontode scales of two early osteichthyans

Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Zhu, Min; Blom, Henning et al.

Part of Biological Reviews, p. 1189-1212, 2017

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• DOI for The origin of novel features by changes in developmental mechanisms: ontogeny and three-dimensional microanatomy of polyodontode scales of two early osteichthyans

The stem osteichthyan Andreolepis and the origin of tooth replacement

Chen, Donglei; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Nature, p. 237-+, 2016

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• DOI for The stem osteichthyan Andreolepis and the origin of tooth replacement

Life history of the stem tetrapod Acanthostega revealed by synchrotron microtomography

Sanchez, Sophie; Tafforeau, Paul; Clack, Jennifer A.; Ahlberg, Per E.

Part of Nature, p. 408-+, 2016

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• DOI for Life history of the stem tetrapod Acanthostega revealed by synchrotron microtomography

Biological and physical evidence for extreme seasonality in central Permian Pangea

Looy, Cindy V.; Ranks, Stephanie L.; Chaney, Dan S.; Sanchez, Sophie et al.

Part of Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, p. 210-226, 2016

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• DOI for Biological and physical evidence for extreme seasonality in central Permian Pangea

Three-dimensional paleohistology of the scale and median fin spine of Lophosteus superbus (Pander 1856)

Jerve, Anna; Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Blom, Henning et al.

Part of PeerJ, 2016

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• DOI for Three-dimensional paleohistology of the scale and median fin spine of Lophosteus superbus (Pander 1856)
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Three-dimensional virtual histology of silurian osteostracan scales revealed by synchrotron radiation microtomography

Qu, Qingming; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie; Ahlberg, Per

Part of Journal of morphology, p. 873-888, 2015

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• DOI for Three-dimensional virtual histology of silurian osteostracan scales revealed by synchrotron radiation microtomography

The origin of novel features by changes in developmental mechanisms: a 3D virtual paleohistology study on polyodontode scales of primitive osteichthyans

Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Zhu, Min; Blom, Henning et al.

2015

Manuscript (preprint)

New insights into the scales of the Devonian tetrapod Tulerpeton curtum Lebedev, 1984

Mondejar-Fernandez, Jorge; Clement, Gael; Sanchez, Sophie

Part of Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, p. 1454-1459, 2014

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• DOI for New insights into the scales of the Devonian tetrapod Tulerpeton curtum Lebedev, 1984

The presumed hagfish Myxineidus gononorum from the Upper Carboniferous of Montceau-les-Mines (Saone-et-Loire, France): New data obtained by means of Propagation Phase Contrast X-ray Synchrotron Microtomography

Germain, Damien; Sanchez, Sophie; Janvier, Philippe; Tafforeau, Paul

Part of Annales de Paléontologie, p. 131-135, 2014

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• DOI for The presumed hagfish Myxineidus gononorum from the Upper Carboniferous of Montceau-les-Mines (Saone-et-Loire, France): New data obtained by means of Propagation Phase Contrast X-ray Synchrotron Microtomography

The genome of Callorhinchus and the fossil record: a new perspective on SCPP gene evolution in gnathostomes

Ryll, Bettina; Sanchez, Sophie; Haitina, Tatjana; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Evolution & Development, p. 123-124, 2014

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• DOI for The genome of Callorhinchus and the fossil record: a new perspective on SCPP gene evolution in gnathostomes

The humerus of Eusthenopteron: a puzzling organization presaging the establishment of tetrapod limb bone marrow

Sanchez, Sophie; Tafforeau, P.; Ahlberg, Per E.

Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences, p. 20140299, 2014

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• DOI for The humerus of Eusthenopteron: a puzzling organization presaging the establishment of tetrapod limb bone marrow

A primitive placoderm sheds light on the origin of the jawed vertebrate face

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Nature, p. 500-503, 2014

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• DOI for A primitive placoderm sheds light on the origin of the jawed vertebrate face

Environmental and metabolic plasticity revealed by bonehistology as a successful evolutionary strategy in a long-lived homeostatic triassic temnospondyl

Sanchez, Sophie; Schoch, Rainer

2013

Conference paper

Dental Development of the Stem Osteichthyan Andreolepis hedei Revealed by Three-dimensional Synchrotron Virtual Paleohistology

Chen, Donglei; Ahlberg, Per; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie

Part of Program and Abstracts, p. 103-103, 2013

Conference paper

Dental Development of the Stem Osteichthyan Andreolepis hedei Revealed by Three-dimensional Synchrotron Virtual Paleohistology

Chen, Donglei; Ahlberg, Per; Blom, Henning; Sanchez, Sophie

2013

Conference paper

Bone Histology Reveals a High Environmental and Metabolic Plasticity as a Successful Evolutionary Strategy in a Long-Lived Homeostatic Triassic Temnospondyl

Sanchez, Sophie; Schoch, R. R.

Part of Evolutionary biology, p. 627-647, 2013

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• DOI for Bone Histology Reveals a High Environmental and Metabolic Plasticity as a Successful Evolutionary Strategy in a Long-Lived Homeostatic Triassic Temnospondyl
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The Placoderm Romundina and the Origin of the Gnathostome Face

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of The Making of a Vertebrate, p. 110-111, 2013

Conference paper

Fossils of early vertebrates and the evolution of the gnathostome face revealed by Synchrotron imaging

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Programme and Abstracts, p. 21-21, 2013

Conference paper

Fossil early vertebrates shed lights on the origin of the gnathostome face

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Program and Abstracts of the 10th International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology, p. 245-245, 2013

Conference paper

The origin of the jawed vertebrate face: new insights from a synchrotron scanned skull of the primituve placoderm Romundina

Dupret, Vincent; Sanchez, Sophie; Goujet, Daniel; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of Program and abstracts, p. 118-118, 2013

Conference paper

Homogenization of sample absorption for the imaging of large and dense fossils with synchrotron microtomography

Sanchez, Sophie; Fernandez, Vincent; Pierce, Stephanie E.; Tafforeau, Paul

Part of Nature Protocols, p. 1708-1717, 2013

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• DOI for Homogenization of sample absorption for the imaging of large and dense fossils with synchrotron microtomography

Scales and Tooth Whorls of Ancient Fishes Challenge Distinction between External and Oral 'Teeth'

Qu, Qingming; Sanchez, Sophie; Blom, Henning; Tafforeau, Paul et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2013

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• DOI for Scales and Tooth Whorls of Ancient Fishes Challenge Distinction between External and Oral 'Teeth'
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