Myllokunmingiidae

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Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Craniata Order Myllokunmingiida Higher classification Jawless fish		Phylum Chordata Superclass Agnatha Scientific name Myllokunmingiidae Rank Family

Similar Haikouichthys, Jawless fish, Vertebrate, Chordate, Zhongjianichthys

Myllokunmingiidae is a group of very early, jawless prehistoric fish (Agnathans) which lived during the Cambrian period. The Myllokunmingiids are the earliest known group of craniate chordates. The group contains three genera, Haikouichthys, Myllokunmingia, and Zhongjianichthys. Their fossils have been found only in the Maotianshan Shales lagerstätte.

Taxonomy

Order †Myllokunmingiida Shu 2003

Family †Myllokunmingiidae Shu 2003

Genus †Haikouichthys Luo, Hu & Shu 1999 sensu Shu et al. 2003

Species †Haikouichthys ercaicunensis Luo, Hu & Shu 1999 sensu Shu et al. 2003

Genus †Myllokunmingia Shu, Zhang & Han 1999

Species †Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa' Shu, Zhang & Han 1999

Genus †Zhongjianichthys Shu 2003

Species †Zhongjianichthys rostratus Shu 2003

References

Myllokunmingiidae Wikipedia

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