Holophagus
Holophagus Temporal range: Jurassic
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Coelacanthiformes
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Family: | Latimeriidae
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Genus: | Holophagus
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Holophagus is an extinct genus of lobe-finned fish. It lived through the Jurassic period. The Holophagus reproductive system evolved from previous ancestors from oviparous to viviparous. [1]
References[]
- ^ Balon, Eugene K. (1991). "Probable evolution of the coelacanth's reproductive style: lecithotrophy and orally feeding embryos in cichlid fishes and in Latimeria chalumnae". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 32 (1–4): 249–265. doi:10.1007/bf00007458. ISSN 0378-1909.
Categories:
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera
- Jurassic bony fish
- Latimeriidae
- Jurassic fish of Europe
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish stubs
- Jurassic fish stubs