Rhabdodermatidae
Temporal range:
Caridosuctor populosum
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Rhabdodermatidae[2][3]
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Rhabdodermatidae is a family of prehistoric, coelacanthimorph, lobe-finned fishes which lived mainly during the Carboniferous period (about 359 - 299 million years ago), with some members surviving until the Early Triassic epoch (~250 myr ago).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Forey, Peter L. (1998). History of the coelacanth fishes. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 434. ISBN 9780412784804.
  2. Rhabdodermatidae - Paleobiology Database
  3. "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.


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