Emily M Troyer1, Rafael A Rivero-Vega1, Xindong Cui2

  • 1Museum of Paleontology and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan, 1105 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.

Current biology : CB
|September 2, 2025
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まとめ

初期の骨魚,特に肺魚とセラカンスのの進化は,急速な多様化と革新を促した. これは現代の魚類と四足動物と対照的であり,脊椎動物の成功を理解する上で古生物学が果たした役割を強調している.

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