Michael Coates to Fossils
This is a "connection" page, showing publications Michael Coates has written about Fossils.
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Non-ammocoete larvae of Palaeozoic stem lampreys. Nature. 2021 03; 591(7850):408-412.
Score: 0.515
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A symmoriiform from the Late Devonian of Morocco demonstrates a derived jaw function in ancient chondrichthyans. Commun Biol. 2020 11 17; 3(1):681.
Score: 0.505
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The early elasmobranch Phoebodus: phylogenetic relationships, ecomorphology and a new time-scale for shark evolution. Proc Biol Sci. 2019 10 09; 286(1912):20191336.
Score: 0.467
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A symmoriiform chondrichthyan braincase and the origin of chimaeroid fishes. Nature. 2017 01 12; 541(7636):208-211.
Score: 0.386
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The oldest ionoscopiform from China sheds new light on the early evolution of halecomorph fishes. Biol Lett. 2014 May; 10(5):20140204.
Score: 0.320
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Acanthodes and shark-like conditions in the last common ancestor of modern gnathostomes. Nature. 2012 Jun 13; 486(7402):247-50.
Score: 0.281
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Palaeontology: beyond the age of fishes. Nature. 2009 Mar 26; 458(7237):413-4.
Score: 0.225
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Evolutionary patterns in early tetrapods. I. Rapid initial diversification followed by decrease in rates of character change. Proc Biol Sci. 2006 Sep 07; 273(1598):2107-11.
Score: 0.189
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Evolutionary patterns in early tetrapods. II. Differing constraints on available character space among clades. Proc Biol Sci. 2006 Sep 07; 273(1598):2113-8.
Score: 0.189
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A newly recognized fossil coelacanth highlights the early morphological diversification of the clade. Proc Biol Sci. 2006 Jan 22; 273(1583):245-50.
Score: 0.181
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The lower jaw of Devonian ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii): Anatomy, relationships, and functional morphology. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2026 Mar; 309(3):550-602.
Score: 0.174
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Re-make, re-model: evolution and development of vertebrate cranial lateral lines. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2025 Dec; 100(6):2237-2256.
Score: 0.173
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The early evolution of the tetrapod humerus. Science. 2004 Apr 02; 304(5667):90-3.
Score: 0.159
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Exceptional fossil preservation and evolution of the ray-finned fish brain. Nature. 2023 02; 614(7948):486-491.
Score: 0.147
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Fins to limbs: what the fossils say. Evol Dev. 2002 Sep-Oct; 4(5):390-401.
Score: 0.143
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Palaeontology: Plenty of fish in the tree. Nature. 2017 09 13; 549(7671):167-169.
Score: 0.101
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Behavioral evidence for the evolution of walking and bounding before terrestriality in sarcopterygian fishes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 27; 108(52):21146-51.
Score: 0.068
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First tooth-set outside the jaws in a vertebrate. Proc Biol Sci. 2012 Feb 22; 279(1729):775-9.
Score: 0.066
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End-Devonian extinction and a bottleneck in the early evolution of modern jawed vertebrates. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Jun 01; 107(22):10131-5.
Score: 0.061
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First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs. Evol Dev. 2007 Jul-Aug; 9(4):329-37.
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A new time-scale for ray-finned fish evolution. Proc Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 22; 274(1609):489-98.
Score: 0.049
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Using patterns of fin and limb phylogeny to test developmental-evolutionary scenarios. Novartis Found Symp. 2007; 284:245-55; discussion 255-61.
Score: 0.048
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A lamprey from the Devonian period of South Africa. Nature. 2006 Oct 26; 443(7114):981-4.
Score: 0.048
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The most primitive osteichthyan braincase? Nature. 2000 Jan 13; 403(6766):185-8.
Score: 0.030
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Evolutionary origins of the vertebrate dentition: phylogenetic patterns and developmental evolution. Eur J Oral Sci. 1998 Jan; 106 Suppl 1:482-500.
Score: 0.026
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First shark from the Late Devonian (Frasnian) Gogo Formation, Western Australia sheds new light on the development of tessellated calcified cartilage. PLoS One. 2015; 10(5):e0126066.
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Ancestors and homology (the origin of the tetrapod limb). Acta Biotheor. 1993 Dec; 41(4):411-24.
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Early tetrapod relationships revisited. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2003 May; 78(2):251-345.
Score: 0.009