- Coelacanthidae
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Coelacanthidae
Temporal range: Permian to JurassicCoelacanthus whitea Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Subclass: Coelacanthimorpha Order: Coelacanthiformes Family: Coelacanthidae Genera - Coelacanthus type genus
- Axelia
- Ticinepomis
- Wimania
- Indocoelacanthus
Coelacanthidae is an extinct family of coelacanths found throughout the world, originating during the Permian, and finally dying out during the Jurassic.
The modern-day genus Latimeria is often erroneously thought to be in this family, when, in fact, it is in the more advanced family Latimeriidae, which appeared some time during the Triassic.
External links
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive on Coelacanthiformes
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