†Megalocoelacanthus Schwimmer et al. 1994 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Full reference: D. R. Schwimmer, J. D. Steward, and G. D. Williams. 1994. Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States. Geology 22:503-506
Parent taxon: Latimeriinae according to C. Ferrante and L. Cavin 2023
See also Dutel et al. 2012, Forey 1998, Schultze 2004 and Schwimmer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Holophagus, Latimeria, Libys, Macropoma, Swenzia, Undina
Subtaxa: Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
Type: Megalocoelacanthus dobiei
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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