| AGNATHANS AND THE ORIGIN OF JAWED VERTEBRATES |
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| Author(s): FOREY P, JANVIER P |
| Source: NATURE Volume: 361 Issue: 6408 Pages: 129-134 Published: JAN 14 1993 |
| Times Cited: 246 References: 46 |
| Abstract: 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. |
| Document Type: Review |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: FOREY, P (reprint author), NAT HIST MUSEUM, CROMWELL RD, LONDON SW7 5BD, ENGLAND |
Addresses:
1. MUSEUM NATL HIST NAT, F-75005 PARIS, FRANCE |
| Publisher: MACMILLAN MAGAZINES LTD, PORTERS SOUTH, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND N1 9XW |
| Subject Category: Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| IDS Number: KG466 |
| ISSN: 0028-0836 |