Rhabdoderma

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Rhabdoderma
Fossil range: Carboniferous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Subclass: Coelacanthimorpha
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Rhabdodermatidae
Genus: Rhabdoderma

Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. It lived in the Carboniferous, and its fossils have been found in Europe and North America.

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  • Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey