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Project 4868: S. Giles, L. Darras, G. Clement, A. Blieck, M. Friedman. 2015. An exceptionally preserved Late Devonian actinopterygian provides a new model for primitive cranial anatomy in ray-finned fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1816):20151485.

Specimen: † Cheirolepis trailli (unvouchered)
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Abstract

Actinopterygians (ray-finned fishes) are the most diverse living osteichthyan (bony vertebrate) group, with a rich fossil record. However, details of their earliest history during the middle Palaeozoic (Devonian) 'Age of Fishes' remains sketchy. This stems from an uneven understanding of anatomy in early actinopterygians, with a few well-known species dominating perceptions of primitive conditions. Here we present an exceptionally preserved ray-finned fish from the Late Devonian (Middle Frasnian, ca 373 Ma) of Pas-de-Calais, northern France. This new genus is represented by a single, three-dimensionally preserved skull. CT scanning reveals the presence of an almost complete braincase along with near-fully articulated mandibular, hyoid and gill arches. The neurocranium differs from the coeval Mimipiscis in displaying a short aortic canal with a distinct posterior notch, long grooves for the lateral dorsal aortae, large vestibular fontanelles and a broad postorbi-tal process. Identification of similar but previously unrecognized features in other Devonian actinopterygians suggests that aspects of braincase anatomy in Mimipiscis are apomorphic, questioning its ubiquity as stand-in for generalized actinopterygian conditions. However, the gill skeleton of the new form broadly corresponds to that of Mimipiscis, and adds to an emerging picture of primitive branchial architecture in crown gnathostomes. The new genus is recovered in a polytomy with Mimiidae and a subset of Devonian and stra-tigraphically younger actinopterygians, with no support found for a monophyletic grouping of Moythomasia with Mimiidae.

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Article DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1485

Project DOI: 10.7934/P4868, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4868

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3 Media 1 Matrix 1 Document 52 Taxa 3 Specimens 183 Characters Total size of project's media files: 22.43M Download Project SDD File	Total scored cells: 5155 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0
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Creation Date:
04 September 2023
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04 September 2023
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Authors' Institutions

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Natural History Museum, Paris)

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

University of Oxford

Universite de Lille

Université Pierre et Marie Curie, UPMC, Paris VI (Pierre and Marie Curie University)

Sorbonne Université

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Shreya Jariwala
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Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29473' (52 Taxa)

taxon	unscored cells	scored cells	no cell support	NPA cells	"-" cells	cell images	labels on cell images	member access
[1] † "Ligulalepis" Last Modified in 09/04/23	136	41	41	0	6	0	0	1
[2] † Dialipina salguerioensis Last Modified in 09/04/23	122	55	55	0	6	0	0	1
[3] † Boreosomus piveteaui Last Modified in 09/04/23	21	158	156	0	6	0	0	1
[4] † Cheirolepis canadensis Last Modified in 09/04/23	82	98	97	0	4	0	0	1
[5] † Cheirolepis schultzei Last Modified in 09/04/23	103	75	75	0	5	0	0	1
[6] † Cheirolepis trailli Last Modified in 09/04/23	30	150	149	0	4	0	0	1
[7] † Coccocephalichthys wildi Last Modified in 09/04/23	82	95	95	0	6	0	0	1
[8] † Cosmoptychius striatus Last Modified in 09/04/23	111	69	69	0	3	0	0	1
[9] † Cuneognathus gardineri Last Modified in 09/04/23	112	67	67	0	4	0	0	1
[10] † Donnrosenia schaefferi Last Modified in 09/04/23	95	86	86	0	2	0	0	1
[11] † Gogosardina coatesi Last Modified in 09/04/23	66	115	115	0	2	0	0	1
[12] † Howqualepis rostridens Last Modified in 09/04/23	51	127	127	0	5	0	0	1
[13] † Kansasiella eatoni Last Modified in 09/04/23	109	69	69	0	5	0	0	1
[14] † Kentuckia deani Last Modified in 09/04/23	65	115	114	0	4	0	0	1
[15] † Kentuckia hlavini Last Modified in 09/04/23	112	69	69	0	2	0	0	1
[16] † Krasnoyarichthys jesseni Last Modified in 09/04/23	136	46	46	0	1	0	0	1
[17] † Lawrenciella schaefferi Last Modified in 09/04/23	130	52	52	0	1	0	0	1
[18] † Luederia kempi Last Modified in 09/04/23	151	32	31	0	0	0	0	1
[19] † Limnomis delayni Last Modified in 09/04/23	104	75	75	0	4	0	0	1
[20] † Mansfieldiscus sweeti Last Modified in 09/04/23	85	93	93	0	5	0	0	1
[21] † Melanecta anneae Last Modified in 09/04/23	105	74	74	0	4	0	0	1
[22] † Mesopoma planti Last Modified in 09/04/23	95	84	83	0	5	0	0	1
[23] † Mimipiscis bartrami Last Modified in 09/04/23	28	153	153	0	2	0	0	1
[24] † Mimipiscis toombsi Last Modified in 09/04/23	4	178	177	0	2	0	0	1
[25] † Moythomasia durgaringa Last Modified in 09/04/23	16	165	165	0	2	0	0	1
[26] † Moythomasia nitida Last Modified in 09/04/23	82	99	99	0	2	0	0	1
[27] † Moythomasia lineata Last Modified in 09/04/23	77	104	104	0	2	0	0	1
[28] † Moythomasia perforata Last Modified in 09/04/23	163	19	19	0	1	0	0	1
[29] † Novagonatodus kasantsevae Last Modified in 09/04/23	101	76	76	0	6	0	0	1
[30] † Osorioichthys marginis Last Modified in 09/04/23	87	95	95	0	1	0	0	1
[31] † Pteronisculus stensioi Last Modified in 09/04/23	16	162	162	0	5	0	0	1
[32] † Raynerius splendens Last Modified in 09/04/23	61	120	120	0	2	0	0	1
[33] † Stegotrachelus finlayi Last Modified in 09/04/23	93	88	88	0	2	0	0	1
[34] † Tegeolepis clarki Last Modified in 09/04/23	102	80	80	0	1	0	0	1
[35] † Wendichthys dicksoni Last Modified in 09/04/23	82	99	98	0	3	0	0	1
[36] † Woodichthys bearsdeni Last Modified in 09/04/23	60	122	122	0	1	0	0	1
[37] † Diplocercides kayseri Last Modified in 09/04/23	65	96	96	0	22	0	0	1
[38] † Eusthenopteron foordi Last Modified in 09/04/23	4	161	161	0	18	0	0	1
[39] † Glyptolepis groenlandica Last Modified in 09/04/23	58	115	115	0	10	0	0	1
[40] † Gogonasus andrewsae Last Modified in 09/04/23	27	141	141	0	15	0	0	1
[41] † Guiyu oneiros Last Modified in 09/04/23	69	110	110	0	4	0	0	1
[42] † Meemannia eos Last Modified in 09/04/23	154	26	25	0	4	0	0	1
[43] † Miguashaia bureaui Last Modified in 09/04/23	78	91	91	0	14	0	0	1
[44] † Onychodus jandemarrai Last Modified in 09/04/23	35	134	134	0	14	0	0	1
[45] † Osteolepis macrolepidotus Last Modified in 09/04/23	77	101	101	0	5	0	0	1
[46] † Porolepis sp. Last Modified in 09/04/23	33	139	139	0	11	0	0	1
[47] † Psarolepis romeri Last Modified in 09/04/23	93	85	85	0	5	0	0	1
[48] † Styloichthys changae Last Modified in 09/04/23	121	56	56	0	6	0	0	1
[49] † Acanthodes bronni Last Modified in 09/04/23	104	58	58	0	21	0	0	1
[50] † Cladodoides wildungensis Last Modified in 09/04/23	125	40	40	0	18	0	0	1
[51] † Ozarcus mapesae Last Modified in 09/04/23	139	31	31	0	13	0	0	1
[52] † Entelognathus primordialis Last Modified in 09/04/23	113	58	58	0	12	0	0	1

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Bibliography	88
Specimen list	468

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