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A Permian fish reveals widespread distribution of neopterygian-like jaw suspension

  1. Thodoris Argyriou  Is a corresponding author
  2. Sam Giles
  3. Matt Friedman
  1. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France
  2. University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  3. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58433
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  1. Thodoris Argyriou
  2. Sam Giles
  3. Matt Friedman
(2022)
A Permian fish reveals widespread distribution of neopterygian-like jaw suspension
eLife 11:e58433.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58433
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Abstract

The actinopterygian crown group (comprising all living ray-finned fishes) originated by the end of the Carboniferous. However, most late Paleozoic taxa are stem actinopterygians, and broadly resemble stratigraphically older taxa. The early Permian †Brachydegma caelatum is notable for its three-dimensional preservation and past phylogenetic interpretations as a nested member of the neopterygian crown. Here, we use computed microtomography to redescribe †Brachydegma, uncovering an unanticipated combination of primitive (e.g., aortic canal; immobile maxilla) and derived (e.g., differentiated occipital ossifications; posterior stem of parasphenoid; two accessory hyoidean ossifications; double jaw joint) dermal and endoskeletal features relative to most other Paleozoic actinopterygians. Some of these features were previously thought to be restricted to the neopterygian crown. The precise phylogenetic position of †Brachydegma is unclear, with placements either on the polypterid stem, or as an early-diverging stem neopterygian. However, our analyses decisively reject previous placements of †Brachydegma in the neopterygian crown. Critically, we demonstrate that key-endoskeletal components of the hyoid portion of the suspensorium of crown neopterygians appeared deeper in the tree than previously thought.

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μCT raw and/or derived data are available on Morphosource. Links to parent directories for each studied specimen are given below.†Brachydegma caelatum (MCZ VPF 6503): www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000440974†Brachydegma caelatum (MCZ VPF 6504): www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000441020†Pteronisculus gunnari (NHMD VP 73588A): www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000441157†Parasemionotidae indet. (NHMD VP 74424A): www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000441197Acipenser brevirostrum (UMMZ 64250): www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000441184Phylogenetic matrix and trees available through Dryad at: doi.org/10.5061/dryad.jsxksn0bz

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  1. Thodoris Argyriou

    Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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  2. Sam Giles

    School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  3. Matt Friedman

    Museum of Paleontology, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States
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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (P1ZHP3_168253)

  • Thodoris Argyriou

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (P2ZHP3_184216)

  • Thodoris Argyriou

Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

  • Thodoris Argyriou

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  1. Min Zhu, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Publication history

  1. Received: April 30, 2020
  2. Accepted: May 15, 2022
  3. Accepted Manuscript published: May 17, 2022 (version 1)

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© 2022, Argyriou et al.

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  1. Thodoris Argyriou
  2. Sam Giles
  3. Matt Friedman
(2022)
A Permian fish reveals widespread distribution of neopterygian-like jaw suspension
eLife 11:e58433.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58433

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