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Coccoderma

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Coccoderma
Temporal range: Jurassic
Coccoderma bavaricum
Coccoderma nudum, at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien
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Coccoderma

Coccoderma is a genus of prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Late Jurassic period, Kimmeridgian Stage. Fossils have been found in the USA. It was small in size, about 27.5 cm. They had very long and sharp teeth.

Species

  • Coccoderma bavaricum REIS, 1888
  • Coccoderma gigas REIS, 1888
  • Coccoderma nudum REIS, 1888

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