Axelrodichthys araripensis Maisey 1986 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Full reference: J. G. Maisey. 1986. Coelacanths from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 2866:1-30

Belongs to Axelrodichthys according to J. G. Maisey 1986

See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004

Sister taxon: Axelrodichthys megadromos

Type specimen: AMNH 11759, a skeleton

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Tlayúa Quarry (IGM collection) (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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