Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Reinterpretation of Yunnanozoon as the earliest known hemichordate. |
| Authors: |
Shu, D., Zhang, X. |
| Source: |
Nature. 4/4/1996, Vol. 380 Issue 6573, p428. 3p. 23 Diagrams. |
| Subjects: |
Fossil animal classification, Hemichordata |
| Abstract: |
Reinterprets the fossil Yunnanozoon as the earliest known hemichordate. The two main groups that comprise Hemichordates, the enteropneusts and pterobranchs; The typical tripartite body of the Yunnanozoon broadly consistent with that of living enteropneusts; Other anatomical considerations gleaned from the fossil. |
| Database: |
Engineering Source |