Biology:Parnaibaia
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Genus: | †Parnaibaia Yabumoto 2008
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| †Parnaibaia maranhaoensis Yabumoto 2008
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Parnaibaia is a genus of coelacanth fish which lived during the Late Jurassic period. Fossils of Parnaibaia have been found in the Pastos Bons Formation in Maranhão, Brazil . Parnaibaia was described for the first time by palaeontologist Yoshitaka Yabumoto in 2008.
References
Further reading
- Yabumoto, Yoshitaka (2008). "A new Mesozoic coelacanth from Brazil (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia)". Paleontological Research 12 (4): 329–343. doi:10.2517/prpsj.12.329.
Wikidata ☰ Q21446128 entry
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