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Pulmonary arteries in coelacanths shed light on the vasculature evolution of air-breathing organs in vertebrates by Cupello, Camila, Clément, Gaël, Herbin, Marc, Meunier, François J., Brito, Paulo M.

“…To date, the presence of pulmonary organs in the fossil record is extremely rare. Among extant vertebrates, lungs are described in actinopterygian polypterids…”
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A tomographic study of the histological structure of teeth in the gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata (Teleostei, Perciformes, Sparidae) by Germain, Damien, Meunier, François J.

“…X‐ray tomography shows that caniniform and molariform teeth of the gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, have a simplexodont plicidentine organization. Together…”
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The phylogenetic origin and evolution of acellular bone in teleost fishes: insights into osteocyte function in bone metabolism by Davesne, Donald, Meunier, François J., Schmitt, Armin D., Friedman, Matt, Otero, Olga, Benson, Roger B. J.

“…ABSTRACT Vertebrate bone is composed of three main cell types: osteoblasts, osteoclasts and osteocytes, the latter being by far the most numerous. Osteocytes…”
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Earliest known lepisosteoid extends the range of anatomically modern gars to the Late Jurassic by Brito, Paulo M., Alvarado-Ortega, Jésus, Meunier, François J.

“…Lepisosteoids are known for their evolutionary conservatism, and their body plan can be traced at least as far back as the Early Cretaceous, by which point two…”
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A Microanatomical and Histological Study of the Postcranial Dermal Skeleton of the Devonian actinopterygian Cheirolepis canadensis by Zylberberg, Louise, Meunier, François J., Laurin, Michel

“…The Devonian stem-actinoterygian Cheirolepis canadensis is potentially important to understand the evolution of the dermal skeleton of osteichthyans, but the…”
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Allometric growth in the extant coelacanth lung during ontogenetic development by Cupello, Camila, Brito, Paulo M., Herbin, Marc, Meunier, François J, Janvier, Philippe, Dutel, Hugo, Clément, Gaël

“…Coelacanths are lobe-finned fishes known from the Devonian to Recent that were long considered extinct, until the discovery of two living species in deep…”
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New histological information on Holoptychius Agassiz, 1839 (Sarcopterygii, Porolepiformes) provides insights into the palaeoecological implications and evolution of the basal plate of the scales of osteichthyans by Mondéjar Fernández, Jorge, Meunier, François J.

“…The porolepiform Holoptychius Agassiz, 1839 from the Upper Devonian is one of the most widely found vertebrates in the Palaeozoic fossil record. Holoptychius…”
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Histology of the endothermic opah (Lampris sp.) suggests a new structure–function relationship in teleost fish bone by Davesne, Donald, Meunier, François J., Friedman, Matt, Benson, Roger B. J., Otero, Olga

“…Endothermy, production and retention of heat by the body, appeared convergently in mammals, birds and four spiny-rayed teleost fish lineages. Of these,…”
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A microanatomical and histological study of the scales of the Devonian sarcopterygian Miguashaia bureaui and the evolution of the squamation in coelacanths by Mondéjar‐Fernández, Jorge, Meunier, François J., Cloutier, Richard, Clément, Gaël, Laurin, Michel

“…Coelacanths have traditionally been described as morphologically conservative throughout their long evolutionary history, which spans more than 400 million…”
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Sorbinicharax verraesi: An unexpected case of a benthic fish outside Acanthomorpha in the Upper Cretaceous of the Tethyan Sea by Mayrinck, Diogo, Brito, Paulo M, Meunier, François J, Alvarado-Ortega, Jesus, Otero, Olga

“…†Sorbinicharax verraesi is a marine teleostean fish from the Upper Cretaceous of Nardò (Italy). It was first attributed to the otophysan order Characiformes,…”
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The homology and function of the lung plates in extant and fossil coelacanths by Cupello, Camila, Meunier, François J., Herbin, Marc, Janvier, Philippe, Clément, Gaël, Brito, Paulo M.

“…The presence of a pulmonary organ that is entirely covered by true bone tissue and fills most of the abdominal cavity is hitherto unique to fossil…”
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Teeth of extant Polypteridae and Amiidae have plicidentine organization by Germain, Damien, Meunier, François J.

“…The study of teeth of the lower jaws of Amia calva and Polypterus senegalus, with non ‐destructive X‐ray tomography, has revealed that there are dentine folds…”
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Life history and ossification patterns in Miguashaia bureaui reveal the early evolution of osteogenesis in coelacanths by Mondéjar Fernández, Jorge, Meunier, François J, Cloutier, Richard, Clément, Gaël, Laurin, Michel

“…The study of development is critical for revealing the evolution of major vertebrate lineages. Coelacanths have one of the longest evolutionary histories among…”
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Presence of plicidentine in the labial teeth of Hoplias aimara (Erythrinidae; Ostariophysi; Teleostei) by Meunier, François J., De Mayrinck, Diogo, Brito, Paulo M.

“…Hoplias aimara is a predatory South American teleostean fish. It has caniniform teeth that show parallel, surface ridges at their base. The dentine of the…”
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The histological structure of teeth in the northern wolffish Anarhichas denticulatus (Teleostei: Perciformes: Anarhichadidae) by Meunier, François J, Germain, Damien

“…The northern wolffish, A. denticulatus (Anarhichadidae), has both stout caniniform and molariform teeth fixed on their lower jaws. They are studied through…”
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Histological study of the cutaneous bony scutes in the John dory, Zeus faber Linnaeus, 1758 (Teleostei: Zeiformes: Zeidae) by Meunier, François J, Bearez, Philippe

“…The cutaneous bony scutes in the John dory, Zeus faber, are made of acellular tubular bone. They show some secondary bone on the walls of central vascular…”
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Lung anatomy and histology of the extant coelacanth shed light on the loss of air-breathing during deep-water adaptation in actinistians by Cupello, Camila, Meunier, François J., Herbin, Marc, Clément, Gaël, Brito, Paulo M.

“…Lungs are specialized organs originated from the posterior pharyngeal cavity and considered as plesiomorphic for osteichthyans, as they are found in extant…”
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The histological structure of the calcified lung of the fossil coelacanth Axelrodichthys araripensis (Actinistia: Mawsoniidae) by BRITO, PAULO M., MEUNIER, FRANÇOIS J., CLÉMENT, GAEL, GEFFARD‐KURIYAMA, DIDIER

“…:  The palaeohistological study of the calcified internal organ of Axelrodichthys araripensis Maisey, 1986, a coelacanthiform from the Lower Cretaceous of…”
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A microanatomical and histological study of the fin long bones of the Devonian sarcopterygian Eusthenopteron foordi by Meunier, François J., Laurin, Michel

“…Meunier F.J. and Laurin M. 2012. A microanatomical and histological study of the fin long bones of the Devonian sarcopterygian Eusthenopteron foordi. —Acta…”
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A MICROANATOMICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE PAIRED FIN SKELETON OF THE DEVONIAN SARCOPTERYGIAN EUSTHENOPTERON FOORDI by LAURIN, MICHEL, MEUNIER, FRANÇOIS J, GERMAIN, DAMIEN, LEMOINE, MICHEL

“…Sections of fore- and hindlimbs of a Paleozoic sarcopterygian (Eusthenopteron foordi from the Devonian) possess a thin cortical compacta and an extensive and…”
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