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

Lophosteus superbus is one of only a handful of probable stem-group osteichthyans known from the fossil record. First collected and described in the late 19th century from the upper Silurian Saaremaa Cliff locality in Estonia, it is known from a wealth of disarticulated scales, fin spines, and bone...

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Main Authors: Anna Jerve, Qingming Qu, Sophie Sanchez, Henning Blom, Per Erik Ahlberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2521.pdf