Zhongjianichthys
Name:
Zhongjianichthys
(Zhongjian's fish).
Phonetic: Zong-ye-an-ik-fiss.
Classification: Chordata, Craniata,
Myllokunmingiidae.
Species: Z. rostratus
(type).
Diet: Uncertain.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: China - Yuanshan Formation.
Time period: Lower Cambrian.
Fossil representation: Preserved on slab.
As a relative to Haikouichthys and Myllokunmingia, Zhongjianichthys is widely considered to have been a very primitive fish. Zhongjianichthys still lacked scales that are commonly seen in modern fish, and may have instead had a smooth skin texture similar to that of a hagfish.
Further reading
- A paleontological perspective of vertebrate origin. - Chinese Science
Bulletin 2003 Vol. 48 No. 8. - D. G. Shu - 2003.
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