Postprint This is the accepted version of a paper published in Zoomorphology. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination. Metamorphosis in Craniiformea revisited: Novocrania anomala shows delayed development of the ventral valve. Access to the published version may require subscription. Abstract Keywords ontogeny, developme...

The lion-bull iconography during the Achaemenian period of ancient Persia has generated different theories of astronomicaland seasonal events besides the suggestions that it could be the symbol of the time cycle of the day, with lion representingthe sun and bull the night. However, the present paper draws the reader’s attention to the hitherto unexplored angle ofzoology to understand physiognom...