New evidence on the anatomy and phylogeny of the earliest vertebrates

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 269, Issue 1503, 2002, Pages 1865-1869

  Xian Guang, Hou ^a   Aldridge, Richard J ^a   Siveter, David J ^a   Siveter, Derek J ^a   Xiang Hong, Feng ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cambrian; China; Fish; Konservat Lagerst tte; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CAMBRIAN; FISH; FOSSIL RECORD; LAGERSTATTE; PHYLOGENY; VERTEBRATE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; EVOLUTION; GILL; GONAD; HAGFISH; INTESTINE; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; PERICARDIUM; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRATE; VETERINARY ANATOMY; ANIMAL; BRANCHIAL ARCH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISH; FOSSIL; HEAD; HISTOLOGY;

CHENGJIANG; CHINA; YUNNAN PROVINCE;

HAGFISH; HAIKOUICHTHYS ERCAICUNENSIS; MYLLOKUNMINGIA FENGJIAOA; MYXINIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BRANCHIAL REGION; CHINA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FISHES; FOSSILS; GILLS; GONADS; HEAD; NOTOCHORD; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0037159052     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2002.2104     Document Type: Article

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