†Axelrodichthys maiseyi de Carvalho et al. 2013 (coelacanth)
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Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Mawsoniidae
Full reference: M. de Carvalho, V. Gallo, and H. Santos. 2013. New species of coelacanth fish from the Lower Cretaceous (Albian) of the Grajaú Basin, NE Brazil. Cretaceous Research 46:80-89
Belongs to Axelrodichthys according to M. de Carvalho et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Axelrodichthys araripensis, Axelrodichthys lavocati, Axelrodichthys megadromos
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Road from Codo to Timbiras (Cretaceous of Brazil)
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