AGNATHANS AND THE ORIGIN OF JAWED VERTEBRATES

被引:332
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FOREY, P [1 ]
JANVIER, P [1 ]
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[1] MUSEUM NATL HIST NAT,F-75005 PARIS,FRANCE
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10.1038/361129a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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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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