Myllokunmingiidae

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Myllokunmingiidae
Temporal range: 535–520 Ma
Haikouichthys 3d.png
Reconstruction of Haikouichthys
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Order: Myllokunmingiida
Shu, 2003
Family: Myllokunmingiidae
Shu, 2003
Species

Myllokunmingiidae is a group of very early, jawless prehistoric fish (Agnathans) which lived during the Cambrian period.[1] The Myllokunmingiids are the earliest known group of craniates. The group contains three genera, Haikouichthys, Myllokunmingia, and Zhongjianichthys. Their fossils have been found only in the Maotianshan Shales lagerstätte.

Taxonomy[]

  • OrderMyllokunmingiida Shu, 2003[2][3][4]
    • FamilyMyllokunmingiidae Shu, 2003
      • Genus †Haikouichthys Luo, Hu & Shu 1999 sensu Shu et al., 2003
        • Species †Haikouichthys ercaicunensis Luo, Hu & Shu 1999 sensu Shu et al., 2003
      • Genus †Myllokunmingia Shu, Zhang & Han, 1999
        • Species †Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa Shu, Zhang & Han, 1999
      • Genus †Zhongjianichthys Shu, 2003
        • Species †Zhongjianichthys rostratus Shu, 2003

See also[]

Other stem vertebrates or transitional between olfactores and vertebrates are:

References[]

  1. ^ Shu, Degan (April 2003). "A paleontological perspective of vertebrate origin". Chinese Science Bulletin. 48 (8): 725–735. Bibcode:2003ChSBu..48..725S. doi:10.1007/BF03187041.
  2. ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
  3. ^ van der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. ISSN 1175-5326. PMID 25543675.
  4. ^ van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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