Dialipina

Dialipina is an extinct genus of prehistoric, marine osteichthyan.[2] It was initially thought to be an early, basal actinopterygian, but recent phylogenetic analyses suggest that it may instead be a stem-osteichthyan.[3][4]

Dialipina
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Dialipina

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References

  1. "Palaeonisciformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 19 Nov 2012.
  2. Zhao, Wen-Jin; Zhu, Min (1 March 2010). "Siluro-Devonian vertebrate biostratigraphy and biogeography of China". Palaeoworld. 19 (1): 4–26. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2009.11.007. ISSN 1871-174X.
  3. Friedman, Matt (January 2007). "Styloichthys as the oldest coelacanth: Implications for early osteichthyan interrelationships". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 5 (3): 289–343. doi:10.1017/S1477201907002052.
  4. Giles, Sam; Friedman, Matt; Brazeau, Martin D. (2 April 2015). "Osteichthyan-like cranial conditions in an Early Devonian stem gnathostome". Nature. 520 (7545): 82–85. doi:10.1038/nature14065.


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