Gnathostomata

• Member of the [[Vertebrata]] in the [[Chordata]]
• Allowed animals to much more easily be predators
  • Jaws could be used to immobilize prey
  • Once you become predatory, the fitness space becomes much more steep
    • Your fitness highly depends on your sight and agility
• First Gnathostomes appeared in the [[Silurian]]

Taxonomy

• [[Gnathostomata]]
  • [[Placodermi]]
  • [[Eugnathostomata]]
    • [[Chondrichthyes]]
    • [[Osteichthyes]]