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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Osteichthyes |
| Genus: | †Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007 |
Shoshonia is a Devonian-era extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians, or lobe-finned fish. It contains one species, Shoshonia arctopteryx.[1] The fish was named in reference to the Shoshoni people and the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, in the United States.[2]
The fish was described from a fossilized pectoral fin endoskeleton and shoulder bones found in Wyoming.[3] Based on skeletal morphology, the fish are believed to have been ancestors of the coelacanths. Notably, the fins were asymmetric.[4]
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ↑ "Coelacanth fossil provides new data about primitive pattern for lobed fins". chronicle.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ↑ Friedman, Matt; Coates, Michael I.; Anderson, Philip (2007). "First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs" (PDF). Evolution & Development. 9 (4).
- ↑ Hecht, Jeff (10 August 2007). "How the coelacanth got its fins". New Scientist. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
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