Megalocoelacanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coelacanthiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Ordo: Coelacanthiformes

Familia: Latimeriidae
Genus: †Megalocoelacanthus
Species (1): M. dobiei

Name

• Megalocoelacanthus Schwimmer, Stewart, & Williams, 1994
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Megalocoelacanthus dobiei Schwimmer, Stewart, & Williams, 1994

Primary references

• Schwimmer, D.R.; Stewart, J.D.; Williams, G.D. 1994: Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States. Geology, 22(6): 503–506. DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1994)​022<0503:GFCOTL>​2.3.CO;2[broken/unregistered!]

References

• Dutel, H. et al. 2012: The giant Cretaceous coelacanth (Actinistia, Sarcopterygii) Megalocoelacanthus dobiei Schwimmer, Stewart & Williams, 1994, and its bearing on Latimerioidei interrelationships. PLoS One, 7(11): e49911. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049911