Miguashaia grossi Forey et al. 2000 (lobe-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Actinistia - Miguashaiidae

Full reference: P. L. Forey, P. E. Ahlberg, E. Lukševics and I. Zupinš. 2000. A New Coelacanth from the Middle Devonian of Latvia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(2):243-252

Belongs to Miguashaia according to P. L. Forey et al. 2000

Sister taxon: Miguashaia bureaui

Type specimen: LDM 291/31, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Lode Clay Quarry, which is in a Givetian deltaic sandstone in the Lode Formation of Latvia.

Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Latvia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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