@article {8975,
	title = {Life history and ossification patterns in Miguashaia bureaui reveal the early evolution of osteogenesis in coelacanths},
	journal = {PeerJ},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2022},
	month = {Jan-01-2022},
	pages = {e13175},
	abstract = {The study of development is critical for revealing the evolution of major vertebrate lineages. Coelacanths have one of the longest evolutionary histories among osteichthyans, but despite access to extant representatives, the onset of their weakly ossified endoskeleton is still poorly understood. Here we present the first palaeohistological and skeletochronological study of\&nbsp;Miguashaia bureaui\&nbsp;from the Upper Devonian of Canada, pivotal for exploring the palaeobiology and early evolution of osteogenesis in coelacanths. Cross sections of the caudal fin bones show that the cortex is made of layers of primary bone separated by lines of arrested growth, indicative of a cyclical growth. The medullary cavity displays remnants of calcified cartilage associated with bony trabeculae, characteristic of endochondral ossification. A skeletochronological analysis indicates that rapid growth during a short juvenile period was followed by slower growth in adulthood. Our new analysis highlights the life history and palaeoecology of\&nbsp;Miguashaia bureaui\&nbsp;and reveals that, despite differences in size and habitat, the poor endoskeletal ossification known in the extant\&nbsp;Latimeria chalumnae\&nbsp;can be traced back at least 375 million years ago.},
	doi = {10.7717/peerj.1317510.37473/fic/10.7717/peerj.13175},
	url = {https://peerj.com/articles/13175},
	author = {Mond{\'e}jar Fern{\'a}ndez, Jorge and Fran{\c c}ois J Meunier and Cloutier, Richard and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l and Laurin, Michel}
}
@article {5971,
	title = {The long time adaptation of coelacanths to moderate deep water: reviewing the evidences},
	journal = {Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History. Series A: Natural History},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {29-35},
	author = {Cupello, C and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l and Fran{\c c}ois J Meunier and Herbin, Marc and Yoshikata Yabumoto and Brito, Paulo M.}
}
@article {5972,
	title = {The skeleton and the mineralized tissues of the living coelacanths},
	journal = {Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History. Series A: Natural History},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {37-48},
	author = {Fran{\c c}ois J Meunier and Cupello, C and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l}
}
@article {5972,
	title = {The skeleton and the mineralized tissues of the living coelacanths},
	journal = {Bulletin of Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History. Series A: Natural History},
	volume = {17},
	year = {2019},
	pages = {37-48},
	author = {Fran{\c c}ois J Meunier and Cupello, C and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l}
}
@article {5969,
	title = {The homology and function of the lung plates in extant and fossil coelacanths},
	journal = {Scientific reports},
	volume = {7},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {9244},
	author = {Cupello, C and Meunier, Francois J. and Herbin, Marc and Janvier, Philippe and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l and Brito, Paulo M.}
}
@article {4164,
	title = {A 365-Million-Year-Old Freshwater Community Reveals Morphological and Ecological Stasis in Branchiopod Crustaceans.},
	journal = {Current Biology},
	volume = {26},
	year = {2016},
	month = {02/2016},
	pages = {383-390},
	abstract = {<p>Branchiopod crustaceans are represented by fairy, tadpole, and clam shrimps (Anostraca, Notostraca, Laevicaudata, Spinicaudata), which typically inhabit temporary freshwater bodies, and water fleas (Cladoceromorpha), which live in all kinds of freshwater and occasionally marine environments [1, 2]. The earliest branchiopods occur in the Cambrian, where they are represented by complete body fossils from Sweden such as Rehbachiella kinnekullensis [3] and isolated mandibles preserved as small carbonaceous fossils [4-6] from Canada. The earliest known continental branchiopods are associated with hot spring environments [7] represented by the Early Devonian Rhynie Chert of Scotland (410 million years ago) and include possible stem-group or crown-group Anostraca, Notostraca, and clam shrimps or Cladoceromorpha [8-10], which differ morphologically from their modern counterparts [1, 2, 11]. Here we report the discovery of\&nbsp;an ephemeral pool branchiopod community from the 365-million-year-old Strud locality of Belgium. It\&nbsp;is characterized by new anostracans and spinicaudatans, closely resembling extant species, and the\&nbsp;earliest notostracan, Strudops goldenbergi [12]. These branchiopods released resting eggs into the sediment in a manner similar to their modern representatives [1, 2]. We infer that this reproductive strategy was critical to overcoming environmental constraints such as seasonal desiccation imposed by living on land. The pioneer colonization of ephemeral freshwater pools by branchiopods in the Devonian was followed by remarkable ecological and morphological stasis that persists to the present day.</p>
},
	issn = {1879-0445},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.039},
	author = {Pierre Gueriau and Nicolas Rabet and Cl{\'e}ment, Ga{\"e}l and Linda Lagebro and Vannier, Jean and Briggs, Derek E G and Charbonnier, Sylvain and Olive, S{\'e}bastien and B{\'e}thoux, Olivier}
}
