A Late Devonian coelacanth reconfigures actinistian phylogeny, disparity, and evolutionary dynamics
Abstract The living coelacanth Latimeria (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia) is an iconic, so-called ‘living fossil’ within one of the most apparently morphologically conservative vertebrate groups. We describe a new, 3-D preserved coelacanth from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation in Western Australia. We as...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51238-4 |