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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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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