A new osteichthyan from the late Silurian of Yunnan, China.

Our understanding of early gnathostome evolution has been hampered by a generally scant fossil record beyond the Devonian. Recent discoveries from the late Silurian Xiaoxiang Fauna of Yunnan, China, have yielded significant new information, including the earliest articulated osteichthyan fossils fro...

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Main Authors: Brian Choo, Min Zhu, Qingming Qu, Xiaobo Yu, Liantao Jia, Wenjin Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5342173?pdf=render