Biology:Shoshonia
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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]
See also
- Sarcopterygii
- List of sarcopterygians
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- ↑ "Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/9498335.
- ↑ "Coelacanth fossil provides new data about primitive pattern for lobed fins". https://chronicle.uchicago.edu/070816/coelacanth.shtml.
- ↑ 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". Evolution & Development 9 (4). https://www.academia.edu/download/30913974/Friedmanetal2007.pdf.
- ↑ Hecht, Jeff (10 August 2007). "How the coelacanth got its fins" (in en-US). https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12462-how-the-coelacanth-got-its-fins/.
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