Life reconstruction of Parayunnanolepis xitunensis. (Photo provided to China News Service)
Chinese scientists discover the squamation and scale morphology of a primitive taxon of Antiarcha (a clade at the root of jawed vertebrates), Parayunnanolepis xitunensis, based on the virtual restoration of an articulated specimen, dating back to 410-million-year ago, by using X-ray computed tomography.
Photo shows the fossil of Parayunnanolepis xitunensis, Beijing, June 13, 2022.(Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)
A scientist introduces the discovery in Beijing, June 13, 2022.(Photo: China News Service/Sun Zifa)
86-10-68597521 (day)
86-10-68597289 (night)
86-10-68511095 (day)
86-10-68512458 (night)
cas_en@cas.cn
52 Sanlihe Rd., Xicheng District,
Beijing, China (100864)
Copyright © 2002 - Chinese Academy of Sciences
