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        <journal-title xml:lang="ru">Жизнь Земли. Междисциплинарный научно-практический журнал</journal-title>
        <journal-title xml:lang="en">Life of the Earth</journal-title>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29003/m5456.0514-7468.2026_48_3/447-456</article-id>      <article-id pub-id-type="edn">GCEYSY</article-id>      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3626</article-id>
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        <article-title xml:lang="ru">Что известно о строении тела конодонтов? К 170-летию открытия группы</article-title>        <trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>What we know about the anatomy of conodonts? On the 170th anniversary of their discovery</trans-title></trans-title-group>      </title-group>
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                <surname>Назарова</surname>
                <given-names>Валентина Михайловна</given-names>              </name>
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                <name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Назарова</surname><given-names>Валентина Михайловна</given-names></name>                <name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nazarova</surname><given-names>V.M.</given-names></name>              </name-alternatives>
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                <surname>Кононова</surname>
                <given-names>Людмила Ивановна</given-names>              </name>
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                <name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кононова</surname><given-names>Людмила Ивановна</given-names></name>                <name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kononova</surname><given-names>L.I.</given-names></name>              </name-alternatives>
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              <aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University (Earth Science Museum)</institution></aff>              <aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Музей землеведения МГУ, с.н.с.</institution></aff>            </aff-alternatives>
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              <aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University (Faculty of Geology)</institution></aff>              <aff><institution xml:lang="ru">геологический факультет МГУ, с.н.с.</institution></aff>            </aff-alternatives>
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        <day>02</day>
        <month>09</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>48</volume>      <issue>3</issue>      <fpage>447</fpage>      <lpage>456</lpage>
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        <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-08-02">
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  <month>08</month>
  <year>2026</year>
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      <abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Конодонты были открыты 170 лет назад русским палеонтологом Х.И. Пандером. Несмотря на длительную историю изучения и важное стратиграфическое значение, о строении мягкого тела этих животных стало известно лишь в конце ХХ века. На сегодняшний день известно только 13 отпечатков тела конодонтов. В статье обобщены данные по ним. Отпечатки имеют разную сохранность, происходят из разных регионов и различных стратиграфических уровней, но указывают на приблизительно однотипный план строения. Внимание уделялось в основном чётко проявленным признакам с однозначной интерпретацией: удлинённое тело, хорошо выраженная голова с фосфатным конодонтовым аппаратом и глазами, хорда, сегментация, асимметричный хвостовой плавник с плавниковыми лучами. Согласно этим признакам, предлагается относить конодонтов к позвоночным. Попытки собрать всю информацию по отпечаткам мягкого тела конодонтов предпринимались и ранее, но они оказались неполными, т. к. не уделялось должного внимания некоторым экземплярам.</p></abstract>      <trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Conodonts were discovered 170 years ago by the Russian paleontologist Christian Heinrich Pander. Despite the long history of research and their significant stratigraphic importance, details about the soft-body structure of these animals emerged as later as at the end of the 20th century. To date, only 13 conodont imprints have been identified. The article compiles data on these imprints. They vary in preservation quality, originate from different regions and stratigraphic levels, but all point to a similar structural plan. The focus has been on clearly identifiable features with unambiguous interpretations, namely: an elongated body, a distinct head with a phosphate conodont apparatus and eyes, a notochord, segmentation, and an asymmetric caudal fin with fin rays. It is suggested that conodonts should be classified as a branch of vertebrates. Previous attempts to gather information on conodont soft-body imprints were incomplete because some specimens were not given proper attention.</p></trans-abstract>
      <kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>палеонтология</kwd><kwd>конодонты</kwd><kwd>отпечатки мягкого тела</kwd><kwd>анатомия</kwd><kwd>палеобиология</kwd><kwd>позвоночные</kwd><kwd>интерпретации</kwd></kwd-group>      <kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>paleontology</kwd><kwd>conodonts</kwd><kwd>soft-body prints</kwd><kwd>anatomy</kwd><kwd>paleobiology</kwd><kwd>vertebrates</kwd><kwd>interpretations</kwd></kwd-group>
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