A Silurian placoderm with osteichthyan-like marginal jaw bones
The gnathostome (jawed vertebrate) crown group comprises two extant clades with
contrasting character complements. Notably, Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) lack the large …
contrasting character complements. Notably, Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) lack the large …
The oldest complete jawed vertebrates from the early Silurian of China
Molecular studies suggest that the origin of jawed vertebrates was no later than the Late
Ordovician period (around 450 million years ago (Ma)) 1 , 2 . Together with disarticulated micro-…
Ordovician period (around 450 million years ago (Ma)) 1 , 2 . Together with disarticulated micro-…
[HTML][HTML] The largest Silurian vertebrate and its palaeoecological implications
An apparent absence of Silurian fishes more than half-a-metre in length has been viewed
as evidence that gnathostomes were restricted in size and diversity prior to the Devonian. …
as evidence that gnathostomes were restricted in size and diversity prior to the Devonian. …
[PDF][PDF] Endocast and bony labyrinth of a Devonian “placoderm” challenges stem gnathostome phylogeny
Our understanding of the earliest evolution of jawed vertebrates depends on a credible
phylogenetic framework for the jawed stem gnathostomes collectively known as "placoderms". …
phylogenetic framework for the jawed stem gnathostomes collectively known as "placoderms". …
[PDF][PDF] A new Silurian fish close to the common ancestor of modern gnathostomes
…, Y Zhu, J Lu, Y Chen, J Wang, L Peng, G Wei, M Zhu - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
The Silurian Period occupies a pivotal stage in the unfolding of key evolutionary events,
including the rise of jawed vertebrates. However, the understanding of this early diversification is …
including the rise of jawed vertebrates. However, the understanding of this early diversification is …
A Devonian predatory fish provides insights into the early evolution of modern sarcopterygians
Crown or modern sarcopterygians (coelacanths, lungfishes, and tetrapods) differ substantially
from stem sarcopterygians, such as Guiyu and Psarolepis, and a lack of transitional fossil …
from stem sarcopterygians, such as Guiyu and Psarolepis, and a lack of transitional fossil …
[HTML][HTML] Bony-fish-like scales in a Silurian maxillate placoderm
Major groups of jawed vertebrates exhibit contrasting conditions of dermal plates and scales.
But the transition between these conditions remains unclear due to rare information on taxa …
But the transition between these conditions remains unclear due to rare information on taxa …
First fossil record of the genus Nageia (Podocarpaceae) in south China and its phytogeographic implications
J Jin, J Qiu, Y Zhu, TM Kodrul - Plant Systematics and Evolution, 2010 - Springer
The first fossil record of the genus Nageia Gaertner from the Tertiary of southern China is
reported. Nageia hainanensis sp. nov. is described from the Eocene Changchang Formation of …
reported. Nageia hainanensis sp. nov. is described from the Eocene Changchang Formation of …
Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci
YA Zhu, M Zhu, JQ Wang - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Yinosteus major is a heterostiid arthrodire (Placodermi) from the Lower Devonian Jiucheng
Formation of Yunnan Province, south-western China. A detailed redescription of this taxon …
Formation of Yunnan Province, south-western China. A detailed redescription of this taxon …
A new antiarch placoderm from the Emsian (Early Devonian) of Wuding, Yunnan, China
… Here we expanded the data-set of Zhu (Citation1996) with the addition of three taxa (Parayunnanolepis,
Ningxialepis, and Wufengshania), deleted an unnamed taxon and revised some …
Ningxialepis, and Wufengshania), deleted an unnamed taxon and revised some …