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Myllokunmingiidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Craniata

Order
  
Myllokunmingiida

Higher classification
  
Jawless fish

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superclass
  
Agnatha

Scientific name
  
Myllokunmingiidae

Rank
  
Family

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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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