Eoactinistia

Extinct genus of coelacanths

Eoactinistia
Temporal range: Early Devonian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Subclass:
Actinistia
Genus:
Eoactinistia
Species:
E. foreyi
Binomial name
Eoactinistia foreyi
Johanson et al., 2006

Eoactinistia is a prehistoric lobe-finned fish which lived during the Early Devonian period. Fossils have been found in Victoria, Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zerina Johanson, John A. Long, John A. Talent, Philippe Janvier, James W. Warren (2006): "Oldest coelacanth, from the Early Devonian of Australia". Biology Letters. pp. 443–446.
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Actinistia
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
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  • Class: Sarcopterygii
Gnathostomata
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Actinistia
Actinistia sensu lato
"Onychodontiformes"
Actinistia sensu stricto
Miguashaiidae
Diplocercidae
Hadronectoridae
Rhabdodermatidae
Laugiidae
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Whiteiidae
Latimerioidei
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Latimeriidae
Strunius rolandi

Miguashaia sp. Allenypterus montanus Mawsonia sp.

Latimeria chalumnae
Taxon identifiers
Eoactinistia


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