A newly recognized fossil coelacanth highlights the early morphological diversification of the clade.

Previously considered an actinopterygian or an osteichthyan incertae sedis, the Devonian (Givetian-Frasnian) Holopterygius nudus is reinterpreted as a coelacanth. This genus is among the oldest coelacanths known from articulated remains, but its eel-like morphology marks a considerable departure fro...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Friedman, M, Coates, M
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2006

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