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ZHONGJIANICHTHYS
(zong-ye-an-ik-fiss)
meaning: "Zhongjian's fish"
Zhongjianichthys
Named By: unavailable
Time Period: 535-525 Ma
Location: China - Yuanshan Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Uncertain
Fossil(s): Preserved on slab
Classification: | Chordata | Craniata | Myllokunmingiidae |
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Zhongjianichthys rostratus is an extinct basal chordate that lived in the Cambrian period, approximately 530 million years ago. It is sometimes regarded as an early fish, and therefore as one of the first vertebrates.

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