Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Latimeriidae
Full reference: D. R. Schwimmer, J. D. Steward, and G. D. Williams. 1994. Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States. Geology 22:503-506
Belongs to Megalocoelacanthus according to H. Dutel et al. 2012
See also Forey 1998, Schultze 2004 and Schwimmer et al. 1994
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CCK 88-2-1, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Cowikee Creek, North Fork, which is in a Santonian/Campanian coastal horizon in the Blufftown Formation of Alabama.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (5: Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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