Shoshonia arctopteryx Friedman et al. 2007 (lobe-finned fish)

Coelacanthimorpha

Full reference: M. Friedman, M. I. Coates, and P. Anderson. 2007. First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs. Evolution & Development 9(4):329-337

Belongs to Shoshonia according to M. Friedman et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: FMNH PF 15327, a partial skeleton (incomplete impression including flank scales and pectoral fin with partial endoskeleton). Its type locality is Beartooth Butte, Shoshone National Forest, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian fluvial horizon in the Jefferson Formation of Wyoming.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Beartooth Butte, Shoshone National Forest

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