Living Taxa and Their Importance in Understanding the Extinct Diversity: A Look at Polypterid Pinnules

Pinnules are the peculiar, impaired spines that carry each of the numerous finlets that constitute the dorsal fins of polypterid fishes (Cladistia and Polypteriformes). Previous studies, including a recent detailed paper on the comparative analysis of the morphology of pinnules in most of the extant...

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Main Authors: Marcos Vinícius Coelho, Camila Cupello, Paulo M. Brito, Olga Otero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/4/517