Indocoelacanthus
Indocoelacanthus Temporal range:
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Order: | Coelacanthiformes
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Genus: | Indocoelacanthus
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Species: | I. robustus
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Indocoelacanthus robustus , 1974
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Indocoelacanthus robustus is a fossil sarcopterygian. The holotype specimen was found in Lower Jurassic-aged riverine sediment of the Kota formation, in the Pranhita-Godavari valley at Boraigudem limestone ridge, about 30 kilometers southeast of Sironcha, India. The holotype is preserved in the museum of the Indian Statistical Institute.[1]
See also[]
- Sarcopterygii
- List of sarcopterygians
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References[]
- ^ a b (1974). "Indocoelacanthus robustsus n. gen., n. sp. (Coelacanthidae, Lower Jurassic), the first fossil coelacanth from India". Journal of Paleontology. 48 (1): 49–62.
Categories:
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish genera
- Early Jurassic fish
- Fossils of India
- Fossil taxa described in 1974
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish stubs
- Jurassic fish stubs