Macropoma Agassiz 1833 (coelacanth)

Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1833. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome II (1re livraison) 1-48

Parent taxon: Latimeriinae according to C. Ferrante and L. Cavin 2023

See also Dutel et al. 2012, Forey 1998, Graf 2012, Huxley 1861, Mawson and Woodward 1907, Owen 1859, Schultze 2004, Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Holophagus, Latimeria, Libys, Megalocoelacanthus, Swenzia, Undina

Subtaxa: Macropoma forte Macropoma mantelli Macropoma precursor Macropoma speciosum Macropoma willemoesii

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of the United Kingdom (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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