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Alternative models of evolutionary relationships of gnathostomes proposed by earlier studies (4–5). Model a proposes a lungfish + tetrapod clade, whereas model b supports a lungfish + coelacanth clade (4). Model c places cartilaginous fishes as the sister group of teleost fishes and the lungfish at the base of all fishes (5). This study supports model a.
