Rhabdoderma
Appearance
Rhabdoderma Temporal range: Carboniferous
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Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. It lived in the Carboniferous, and its fossils have been found in Europe and North America.
Species
- Rhabdoderma alderingi
- Rhabdoderma ardrossense
- Rhabdoderma elegans (syn. Coelacanthus elegans Newberry 1856)[2]
- Rhabdoderma exiguum
- Rhabdoderma huxleyi
- Rhabdoderma madagascariensis
- Rhabdoderma newelli
- Rhabdoderma tinglyense[3]
Bibliography
- Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey
References
- ^ "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
- ^ History of the Coelacanth Fishes. Peter Forey at Google Books
- ^ fossilworks.org