The last known freshwater coelacanths: New Late Cretaceous mawsoniid remains (Osteichthyes: Actinistia) from Southern France.

Coelacanths are iconic fishes represented today by a single marine genus. The group was a little bit more diversified in the Mesozoic, with representatives in marine and continental environments in the Late Cretaceous. Here we describe isolated skull bones of the last know freshwater coelacanths fou...

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Main Authors: Lionel Cavin, Eric Buffetaut, Yves Dutour, Géraldine Garcia, Jean Le Loeuff, Annie Méchin, Patrick Méchin, Haiyan Tong, Thierry Tortosa, Eric Turini, Xavier Valentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234183