Mawsonia libyca Weiler 1935 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae

Full reference: W. Weiler. 1935. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharije-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman) 16. Neue Untersuchungen an den Fischresten. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 32:1-57

Belongs to Mawsonia according to H.-P. Schultze 2004

See also Forey 1998 and Weiler 1935

Sister taxa: Mawsonia brasiliensis, Mawsonia gigas, Mawsonia minor, Mawsonia soba, Mawsonia tegamensis, Mawsonia ubangiensis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Egypt (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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