Holopterygius

Holopterygius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Actinistia
Family: Hadronectoridae
Genus: Holopterygius
Jessen, 1973

Holopterygius is an extinct genus of prehistoric eel-like coelacanth known from the Devonian (Givetian–Frasnian) of Germany. Despite its specialized morphology and superficial dissimilarity to the usual Paleozoic coelacanth body plan, it is one of the most basal actinistian fish.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Friedman, Matt; Coates, Michael I (22 January 2006). "A newly recognized fossil coelacanth highlights the early morphological diversification of the clade". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 273 (1583): 245–250. doi:10.1098/rspb.2005.3316. PMC 1560029. PMID 16555794.


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