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The most primitive osteichthyan braincase?

Date

Authors

Basden, A

Young, Gavin

Coates, Michael

Ritchie, Alex

Publisher

Macmillan Publishers Ltd

Abstract

Most living vertebrates, from teleosts to tetrapods, are osteichthyans (bony fishes), but the origin of this major group is poorly understood. The actinopterygians (ray-finned bony fishes) are the most successful living vertebrates in terms of diversity.

Keywords

Keywords: limestone; skull; vertebrate; article; Australia; bone; evolution; fish; nonhuman; priority journal; skull; vertebrate; Animals; Australia; Evolution; Fishes; Fossils; Orbit; Skull; Australia; Entovalva; Osteichthyes; Pisces; Tetrapoda; Vertebrata

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/91092

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Nature

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1038/35003183

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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