Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. It lived in the Carboniferous and Early Triassic (Induan), and its fossils have been found in Europe, Madagascar and North America.[1][3] The type species was originally described as Coelacanthus elegans. Five species are considered valid in 1981.[4]
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| R. elegans fossil, American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | †Rhabdodermatidae |
| Genus: | †Rhabdoderma Reis, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Coelacanthus elegans | |
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Bibliography
edit- Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Forey, Peter L. (1998). History of the coelacanth fishes. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 434. ISBN 9780412784804.
- ^ fossilworks.org
- ^ "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
- ^ Forey, P L; Forey, P. L. (1981). "The coelacanth Rhabdoderma in the Carboniferous of the British Isles". Palaeontology. 24: 203––229.
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