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and Onychodontiform fishes. He also noted that the presence of a rotational tooth whorl combined with the other characteristics in the skull, and possibly in the shoulder girdle, show that
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had teeth at the very front of the snout with large fangs on the tooth plate. Outstanding feature are the 'parasymphysical tooth whorls' which place the fish in the
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was described for the first time in 1998, it was placed in the group of sarcopterygians (lobe-finned fishes) because the skull and jaws resemble those of primitive
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There are some characteristics that bony fish do not have, such as the median spine located behind the head, which is known in
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Zhu, Min; Yu, Xiaobo; Janvier, Philippe (February 1999). "A primitive fossil fish sheds light on the origin of bony fishes".
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as the most basal member of the group of Onychodontiforms. Moreover, Long, referring to new fossils collected from
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The same year Long re-examined the phylogenetic position of the fish and pointed out several similarities between
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because they did not know if it was the most primitive lobed-finned fish or the most primitive bony fish.
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but the description of the fish was based on the materials from China because they were better preserved.
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Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution: Palaeontology, phylogeny, genetics and development
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The most spectacular findings were the fin spines. Two are known: one extending back from the
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Location of Qujing Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan province of China, where the fossils of
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Ahlberg, Per Erik (February 1999). "Palaeontology: Something fishy in the family tree".
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were collected in 1981 and 1984 by paleontologist Min Zhu and colleagues and dated from
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had a pair of 'parasymphysical tooth whorls', teeth which extend up at the front of the
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and acanthodians. Later, in 2001, Zhu and Schultze gave more basis to the theory that
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as basal lobe-finned and the green arrow locates the fish as the basalmost bony fish.
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are both basal bony fish and are more primitive than other lobe-finned groups.
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Ahlberg, Per Erik, ed. (2001). "Interrelationships of basal osteichthyans".
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periods. Other fossils, also dated from Late Silurian, have been found in
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located in front of a median fin behind the head, which gives the fish a
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had large inner teeth and irregular array of tiny outer teeth.
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belongs, but paleontologists agree that it probably is a
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Long, John A. (December 2001). "On the relationships of
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Yu, Xiaobo (June 1998). "A new porolepiform-like fish,
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were located above the eyes, which were just above the
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genus and seems to be close to the common ancestor of
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In 1999 Zhu et al. were unable to locate 916: 902: 881:Searching for the Ancestor of Bony Fishes 102: 805: 803: 415:and another which is associated with the 392:was made of plates containing a layer of 354:fishes and refer to their relationships. 789: 787: 520: 448: 827: 660: 623: 1541: 812: 800: 614: 583:is better placed as a sister taxon to 1446: 1445: 897: 784: 743: 13: 750:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 717:Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 710: 14: 1620: 923: 866: 748:and the onychodontiform fishes". 1430: 572:was probably a basal bony fish. 315:have been found mainly in South 245: 122: 34: 853: 821: 737:10.1080/02724634.1998.10011055 357: 296:which lived around 397 to 418 1: 1604:Fossil taxa described in 1998 608: 1549:Prehistoric bony fish genera 444: 7: 10: 1625: 517:History and classification 342:. In 2001, paleontologist 1454: 1428: 1377: 1348: 1339: 1310: 1282: 1273: 1250: 1089: 1078: 1047: 1036: 1004: 976: 972: 957: 931: 218: 211: 119:Scientific classification 117: 110: 101: 23: 795:Vertebrate Palaeontology 777: 617:Vertebrate Palaeontology 388:The pock-marked head of 1609:Taxa named by Xiaobo Yu 809:Zhu; Yu; Janvier, 1999. 619:. Blackwell Publishing. 461:Most of the fossils of 16:Extinct genus of fishes 793:Benton, M. J. (2005): 615:Benton, M. J. (2005). 534: 529:. The red arrow shows 458: 1589:Silurian fish of Asia 1584:Devonian fish of Asia 1521:Paleobiology Database 524: 452: 1559:Transitional fossils 1579:Early Devonian fish 1554:Enigmatic fish taxa 729:1998JVPal..18..261Y 688:1999Natur.397..607Z 638:1999Natur.397..564A 1574:Devonian bony fish 1569:Silurian bony fish 535: 459: 32:Pridoli–Lochkovian 1536: 1535: 1448:Taxon identifiers 1439: 1438: 1426: 1425: 1422: 1421: 1418: 1417: 1414: 1413: 1410: 1409: 1406: 1405: 1074: 1073: 1032: 1031: 841:Missing or empty 713:Psarolepis romeri 682:(6720): 607–610. 632:(6720): 564–565. 595:Western Australia 497:. The remains of 340:ray-finned fishes 319:and described by 298:million years ago 236: 235: 225:Psarolepis romeri 192: 112:Psarolepis romeri 1616: 1599:Fossils of China 1529: 1528: 1516: 1515: 1503: 1502: 1490: 1489: 1488: 1475: 1474: 1473: 1443: 1442: 1434: 1346: 1345: 1298: 1288: 1280: 1279: 1238: 1228: 1217: 1207: 1197: 1187: 1177: 1167: 1157: 1146: 1136: 1125: 1115: 1105: 1095: 1087: 1086: 1049: 1048: 1045: 1044: 1007: 992: 982: 974: 973: 970: 969: 959: 958: 918: 911: 904: 895: 894: 884: 860: 857: 851: 850: 844: 839: 837: 829: 825: 819: 816: 810: 807: 798: 791: 773: 740: 707: 670: 657: 620: 475:Xitun Formations 457:were discovered. 283: 282: 279: 278: 275: 272: 269: 266: 263: 260: 257: 254: 251: 227: 223: 184: 177: 127: 126: 106: 96: 33: 29:Temporal range: 21: 20: 1624: 1623: 1619: 1618: 1617: 1615: 1614: 1613: 1539: 1538: 1537: 1532: 1524: 1519: 1511: 1506: 1498: 1493: 1484: 1483: 1478: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1450: 1440: 1435: 1402: 1390:Tetrapodomorpha 1379:Tetrapodomorpha 1373: 1335: 1306: 1269: 1246: 1083: 1070: 1041: 1039:Eugnathostomata 1028: 1000: 966: 953: 927: 922: 882: 869: 864: 863: 858: 854: 842: 840: 831: 830: 826: 822: 817: 813: 808: 801: 792: 785: 780: 611: 519: 447: 413:shoulder girdle 375:shoulder girdle 360: 352:onychodontiform 248: 244: 232: 229: 221: 220: 207: 183: 175: 121: 97: 95: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 44: 39: 31: 30: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1622: 1612: 1611: 1606: 1601: 1596: 1594:Silurian China 1591: 1586: 1581: 1576: 1571: 1566: 1561: 1556: 1551: 1534: 1533: 1531: 1530: 1517: 1504: 1491: 1476: 1460: 1458: 1452: 1451: 1437: 1436: 1429: 1427: 1424: 1423: 1420: 1419: 1416: 1415: 1412: 1411: 1408: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1401: 1400: 1399: 1398: 1392: 1383: 1381: 1375: 1374: 1372: 1371: 1370: 1369: 1363: 1354: 1352: 1343: 1337: 1336: 1334: 1333: 1332: 1331: 1325: 1316: 1314: 1308: 1307: 1305: 1304: 1294: 1283: 1277: 1271: 1270: 1268: 1267: 1266: 1265: 1263:Actinopterygii 1256: 1254: 1252:Actinopterygii 1248: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1234: 1224: 1220:Ramirosuarezia 1213: 1203: 1193: 1183: 1173: 1163: 1153: 1142: 1132: 1121: 1111: 1101: 1090: 1084: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1067: 1066: 1064:Chondrichthyes 1057: 1055: 1053:Chondrichthyes 1042: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1025: 1024: 1015: 1013: 1002: 1001: 999: 998: 995:Ramirosuarezia 988: 977: 967: 962: 955: 954: 952: 951: 945: 939: 932: 929: 928: 921: 920: 913: 906: 898: 892: 891: 886: 878: 868: 867:External links 865: 862: 861: 852: 820: 818:Ahlberg, 1999. 811: 799: 782: 781: 779: 776: 775: 774: 756:(4): 815–820. 741: 723:(2): 261–274. 708: 671: 658: 621: 610: 607: 591:Gogo Formation 518: 515: 503:Early Devonian 446: 443: 371:pectoral spine 359: 356: 321:paleontologist 311:). 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Psarolepis
Yu
1998
Binomial name
/sæˈrɒlɪpɪs/
genus
bony fish
million years ago
Pridoli
Lochkovian
stages

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