莫森氏魚屬
莫森氏鱼(學名:)為史前時代腔棘魚中已滅絕的一個屬,為目前已知體型最大的腔棘魚,體長可達4(13英尺)[3]。牠們生存於白堊紀(阿爾布期 - 森諾曼期,約 99 - 122 百萬年前),化石發現於非洲的摩洛哥、阿爾及利亞與突尼西亞,以及南美洲的喀麥隆與巴西。
莫森氏鱼属 化石时期:阿爾布期-森諾曼期[1] ~110–93 Ma | |
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莫森氏魚的顱骨化石 | |
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界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 腔棘鱼纲 Actinistia |
目: | 腔棘鱼目 Coelacanthiformes |
科: | †莫森氏鱼科 Mawsoniidae |
属: | †莫森氏鱼属 Mawsonia Woodward, 1907[2] |
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莫森氏魚的復原圖
參考文獻
- Sereno, P. C.; Dutheil, D. B.; Iarochene, M.; Larsson HCE; Lyon, G. H.; Magwene, P. M.; Sidor, C. A.; Varricchio, D. J.; Wilson, J. A. . Science. 1996, 272 (5264): 986–91. Bibcode:1996Sci...272..986S. PMID 8662584. doi:10.1126/science.272.5264.986.
- Mawsonia at Fossilworks.org
- 2008 - De Carvalho & Maisey - New occurrence of Mawsonia (Sarcopterygii: Actinistia) from the Early Cretaceous of the Sanfranciscana Basin, Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil
延伸閱讀
- Fishes of the World by Joseph S. Nelson
- History of the Coelacanth Fishes by Peter Forey
- Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey
- The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long
- Evolution of Fossil Ecosystems by Paul Selden and John Nudds
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