The first late cretaceous mawsoniid coelacanth (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia) from North America: evidence of a lineage of extinct ‘living fossils’

Today, the only living genus of coelacanth, Latimeria is represented by two species along the eastern coast of Africa and in Indonesia. This sarcopterygian fish is nicknamed a "living fossil", in particular because of its slow evolution. The large geographical distribution of Latimeria may be a reas...

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1. Verfasser:	Cavin, Lionel (author)
Weitere Verfasser:	Toriño, Pablo (author), Van Vranken, Nathan (author), Carter, Bradley (author), Polcyn, MichaelJ. (author), Winkler, Dale (author)
Format:	article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	2021
Schlagworte:	Sarcopterygii Actinistia Mesozoic Morphology
Online-Zugang:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/38246
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