Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular phylogenies

ABSTRACT Trace fossils preserved with fossil worm-shaped remains suggest the presence of free-living flatworms during the Ordovician at the latest and their occurrence in terrestrial environments during the Permian. The presence of hooks associated with acanthodian and placoderm fishes indicates the...

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Main Authors: Kenneth De Baets, Paula Dentzien-Dias, John Warren Huntley, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Weronika Łaska, Aleksandra Skawina, Niels W.L. Van Steenkiste, Karina Vanadzina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2024-11-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702024000100708&lng=en&tlng=en
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