†Macropoma precursor Woodward 1909 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Full reference: A. S. Woodward. 1909. The Fossil Fishes of the English Chalk. Part V.
Belongs to Macropoma according to Woodward 1909
See also Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Macropoma forte, Macropoma mantelli, Macropoma speciosum, Macropoma willemoesii
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Folkestone, Grey Chalk (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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