Myllokunmingiidae
| Myllokunmingiidae Temporal range: Cambrian Stage 3,
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| Reconstruction of Haikouichthys | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Infraphylum: | Agnatha |
| Order: | †Myllokunmingiida Shu, 2003 |
| Family: | †Myllokunmingiidae Shu, 2003 |
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Myllokunmingiidae is a family of primitive jawless fishes which lived during the Cambrian period. The myllokunmingiids are considered to be the earliest known vertebrate animals. The group contains only three known genera, Haikouichthys, Myllokunmingia, and Zhongjianichthys. Their fossils have been found only in the Maotianshan Shales lagerstätte.