Cristozoa

Cristozoa

Cristozoa

Proposed clade of chordates

Cristozoa (also known as crest animals) is a grouping of animals possessing a neural crest and derivatives.[1]

Quick Facts Scientific classification, Included groups ...

It includes all the Craniata, as well as their immediate precraniate precursors. The precraniate crest animals, such Haikouella and Yunnanozoon, are all extinct and found only in Early Cambrian strata of Yunnan (southwestern China).[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Chen, J. ‐Y. (2008). "Early crest animals and the insight they provide into the evolutionary origin of craniates". Genesis. 46 (11): 623–639. doi:10.1002/dvg.20445. PMID 19003927.
  2. [2]
    Chen (2009). "The sudden appearance of diverse animal body plansduring the Cambrian explosion". The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 53 (5–6): 733–751. doi:10.1387/ijdb.072513cj. PMID 19557680.


Stub icon

This chordate-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Cristozoa, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.