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Basal plate comparison of the scales of Miguashaia and Latimeria in horizontal cross section. (a) Miguashaia bureaui (MHNM 06‐1238). Note the occurrence of 5 directions of the collagen fibres. (b) Latimeria chalumnae (MNHN–ZA‐AC‐2012‐29). (c) Latimeria menadoensis (MZB 10003). Note the arciform pattern of the collagen plies evidencing a twisted‐plywood arrangement of the layers of the isopedine. Scale bars equal 100 µm
