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When did holosteans diverge from palaeonisciform ancestors?

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holostean Living and fossil forms of Holostei.

Holosteans diverged from their palaeonisciform ancestors during the Permian Period. Some research further indicates that the main groups of holosteans and halecostomes arose from palaeoniscid-like ancestors during the Permian and Triassic periods.12