A primitive fish from the Cambrian of North America
Abstract
Fossils of Metaspriggina, one of the earliest known and most primitive fishes, are described, with the structure of the gills shown to presage that of jawed vertebrates in many ways. The Cambrian Burgess Shale of Canada has produced some of the most intriguing and spectacular fossils of early animal life, although fossil vertebrates have been rare to non-existent. New exposures close to the classic locality have remedied that deficiency with...
Paper Details
Title
A primitive fish from the Cambrian of North America
Published Date
Jun 11, 2014
Journal
Volume
512
Issue
7515
Pages
419 - 422
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