Biology:Indocoelacanthus

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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes


Indocoelacanthus
Temporal range: Early Jurassic[1]
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Genus:
Indocoelacanthus
Species:
I. robustus
Binomial name
Indocoelacanthus robustus
Jain, 1974

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jain, S.L. (1974). "Indocoelacanthus robustsus n. gen., n. sp. (Coelacanthidae, Lower Jurassic), the first fossil coelacanth from India". Journal of Paleontology 48 (1): 49–62. 

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