Undina (fish)
| Undina Temporal range: Jurassic
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| Genus: | UndinaMünster
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Undina is a genus of prehistoric coelacanth, lobe-finned fish, an intermediary form between sea and land animals which lived during the Late Jurassic period.
Species
- Undina acutidens Reis 1888
- Undina barroviensis
- Undina gulo (synonym: Holophagus gulo) (type species)
- Undina penicillata (Munster)
- Undina purbeckensis
Distribution
Species of this genus have been found in Cretaceous of Spain, in Jurassic of Germany, Turkey and the United Kingdom and in Triassic of Italy.
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References
- The Paleobiology Database
- Paul H. LAMBERS redescription of the coelacanth Macropoma willemoesii VETTER from the lithographic limestone of Solnhofen (Upper Jurassic, Bavaria)
- Solnhofen
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