†Chinlea Schaeffer 1967 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae
Full reference: B. Schaeffer. 1967. Late Triassic fishes from the western United States. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135(6):285-342
Parent taxon: Mawsoniidae according to H. Dutel et al. 2012
See also Forey 1998, Irmis 2005, Murry 1986, Schaeffer 1967 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Axelrodichthys, Changxingia, Garnbergia, Lualabaea, Mawsonia, Parnaibaia, Rhipis, Trachymetopon
Subtaxa: Chinlea sorenseni
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Triassic of United States (11: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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