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 craniate chordates. The group contains three genera, Haikouichthys, Myllokunmingia, and Zhongjianichthys. Their fossils have been found only in the Maotianshan Shales lagerstätte.
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Taxonomy
- Order †Myllokunmingiida Shu 2003[2][3][4]
- Family †Myllokunmingiidae 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
- Genus †Haikouichthys Luo, Hu & Shu 1999 sensu Shu et al. 2003
- Family †Myllokunmingiidae Shu 2003
References
- ^ Shu, Degan (April 2003). "A paleontological perspective of vertebrate origin". Chinese Science Bulletin. 48 (8): 725–735. doi:10.1007/BF03187041. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ Nelson, Joseph S.; Grande, Terry C.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118342336.
- ^ van der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2). Magnolia Press: 001-230. ISSN 1175-5326.
- ^ van der Laan, Richard (2016). "Family-group names of fossil fishes".
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