Coelacanthus

Coelacanthus Temporal range: 299–145 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Permian to Jurassic
Coelacanthus whitea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Subclass:	Coelacanthimorpha
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	Coelacanthidae
Genus:	Coelacanthus Agassiz, 1836
Species
C. banffensis C. whitea C. granulatus C. harlemensis C. welleri C. madagascariensis

Coelacanthus ("Hollow Spine") is a genus of extinct coelacanths that first appearing during the Permian period. In fact, this was the first genus of coelacanths ever described, as the order Coelacanthiformes is named after it.

They bear a superficial similarity to the living Latimeria, though they were smaller, and had more elongated heads. Individuals grew up to 3 feet in length, and had small lobed fins, suggesting that Coelacanthus were open-water predators.

Coelacanthus was a long-lived genus with a worldwide distribution. They survived the Permian–Triassic extinction event, and eventually died out during the Upper Jurassic, around 145 million years ago.

Species of Coelacanthus

• Coelacanthus banffensis Lambe, 1916
• Coelacanthus evolutus Beltan, 1980
• Coelacanthus gracilis Agassiz, 1844,
• Coelacanthus granulatus Agassiz, 1836
• Coelacanthus harlemensis Winkler, 1871
• Coelacanthus lunzensis Reis, 1900
• Coelacanthus madagascariensis Woodward, 1910
• Coelacanthus minor Agassiz, 1844
• Coelacanthus welleri Eastman, 1908
• Coelacanthus whitea Lehman, 1952

External links

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive on Coelacanthiformes

Paleontology portal

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