Acanthodes and shark-like conditions in the last common ancestor of modern gnathostomes

Samuel P. Davis, John A. Finarelli and Michael I. Coates ()
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John A. Finarelli: UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, UCD Science Education and Research Centre, University College Dublin
Michael I. Coates: University of Chicago

Nature, 2012, vol. 486, issue 7402, 247-250

Abstract: New analysis of an Acanthodes braincase forces a reappraisal of the phylogeny of gnathosomes, suggesting that the vertebrate head underwent reorganization not only before the emergence of jaws, but also afterwards.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/nature11080

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