Coelacanthidae
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| Coelacanthidae Fossil range: Permian to Jurassic |
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 Coelacanthus whitea
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Coelacanthidae is an extinct family of coelacanths found throughout the world, originating during the Permian, and finally dying out during the Jurassic.
The modern-day genus Latimeria is often erroneously thought to be in this family, when, in fact, it is in the more advanced family Latimeriidae, which appeared some time during the Triassic.
[edit] External links
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive on Coelacanthiformes
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