Rhabdodermatidae

Rhabdodermatidae Temporal range: Carboniferous–Early Triassic [1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Caridosuctor populosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	† Rhabdodermatidae Berg, 1958
Genera
† Caridosuctor † Rhabdoderma † Spermatodus

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] [2] [3]}

References

1. 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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