一种与骨相关的德纪没有的脊椎动物中的Lamprey类
Philippe Janvier1, Sylvain Desbiens, Jason A Willett
1UMR 5143, CNRS, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CP38, 57 rue Cuvier, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France. janvier@mnhn.fr
Nature
|April 28, 2006
概括
化石无鱼Endeiolepis显示囊包围着丝,类似于鱼. 这一发现表明囊是一种原始的脊椎动物特征,在的脊椎动物中失去了.
科学领域:
- 古生物学的古生物学
- 脊椎动物的进化 脊椎动物的进化
- 鱼类学 鱼类学 鱼类学
背景情况:
- 古代没有的脊椎动物 (皮动物) 缺乏组织的直接证据.
- 以前的知识依赖于状纤维在装甲形式的模糊印象.
研究的目的:
- 为提供第一个直接证据,证明状丝和袋组织在一个灭绝的无脊椎动物.
- 为了研究早期脊椎动物状结构的进化影响.
主要方法:
- 分析了来自德纪晚期Miguasha Lagerstätte的特别保存的Endeiolepis化石.
- 化石状结构与现存的脊椎动物状组织的比较解剖学研究.
主要成果:
- 发现了状纤维的直接证据,可能由状射线支,被封闭在状袋中.
- 恩迪奥莱普斯的组织与现存的鱼相似,但囊数量显著增加.
- 这一发现表明囊是一种原始的脊椎动物特征,随后在的脊椎动物中消失了.
结论:
- 在Endeiolepis中存在囊支持它们在脊椎动物中的原始性质.
- 在的脊椎动物中失去囊代表了显著的进化分歧.
- 这一发现为脊椎动物呼吸系统的早期进化提供了新的见解.
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