Nostolepis scale remains (stem Chondrichthyes) from the Lower Devonian of Qujing, Yunnan, China

Based initially on microfossils, Nostolepis is one of the first known ‘acanthodians’, which constitute a paraphyletic assemblage of plesiomorphic members of the total group Chondrichthyes. Its wide distribution has potential implications for stratigraphic comparisons worldwide. Six species of Nostol...

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Main Authors: Qiang Li, Xindong Cui, Plamen Stanislavov Andreev, Wenjin Zhao, Jianhua Wang, Lijian Peng, Min Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/11093.pdf