†Macropoma willemoesii Vetter 1881 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Full reference: B. Vetter. 1881. Die Fische aus dem lithographischen Schiefer in Dresdener Museum. Mitt. Konigl. miner. geol. Mus. prahist. Samml. Dresden 4:1-118
Belongs to Macropoma according to Vetter 1881
See also Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: Macropoma forte, Macropoma mantelli, Macropoma precursor, Macropoma speciosum
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll) (Jurassic of Germany)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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