The oldest articulated bony fish from the early Silurian period

Nature, Published online: 04 March 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10125-2

A tiny, articulated, near-complete osteichthyan from the early Silurian Chongqing Lagerstätte, represents the oldest osteichthyan occurrence including microfossils, and the earliest articulated remains of any bony fish in the fossil record.