Caridosuctor
| Caridosuctor Temporal range: Carboniferous | |
|---|---|
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| Caridosuctor populosum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: | Actinistia |
| Family: | Rhabdodermatidae[1][2] |
| Genus: | Caridosuctor |
| Species: | C. populosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Caridosuctor populosum Lund & Lund, 1984 | |
Caridosuctor is a genus of prehistoric coelacanth, lobe-finned fish, which lived during the Carboniferous period (Serpukhovian stage, about 318 - 326 million years ago). Fossils have been found in North America.
References
- ↑ Rhabdodermatidae - Paleobiology Database
- ↑ "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
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