Well-preserved fossil casts light on evolution of bony fish

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The earliest known and well-preserved bony fish has been found in southern China.

The fossil of a Guiyu oneiros, described in this week's Nature journal, sheds light on the evolutionary history of jawed vertebrates.

Previously this was documented almost exclusively from fossil fragments.

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An artist's representation of Guiyu oneiros. It is the oldest and best-preserved bony fish ever found

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