Agnathans and the origin of jawed vertebrates

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1993 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 361, pages 129-134 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: Peter Forey; Philippe Janvier;

doi: 10.1038/361129a0

Agnathans and the origin of jawed vertebrates

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The origins of jawed vertebrates (gnathostomes) lie somewhere within the ranks of long-extinct jawless fishes, represented today as the lampreys and hagfishes. Recent discoveries of hitherto unknown kinds of jawless fishes (agnathans), together with re-examination of known agnathans and advances in systematic methods, have revitalized debates about the relationships of ancient fishes and given fresh insights into early vertebrate history.

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