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,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),化石發現於非洲摩洛哥阿爾及利亞突尼西亞,以及南美洲喀麥隆巴西

莫森氏鱼属
化石时期:阿爾布期-森諾曼期[1]
~110–93 Ma
PreЄ
莫森氏魚的顱骨化石
科学分类
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]
  • 巴西莫森氏鱼 M. brasiliensis Yabumoto 2002
  • 巨型莫森氏鱼 M. gigas Woodward 1907 (模式)
  • 拉氏莫森氏鱼 M. lavocati Tabaste 1963
  • 小莫森氏鱼 M. minor Woodward 1908
  • 利比斯莫森氏鱼 M. libyca Weiler 1935
  • M. soba Brito 2018
  • M. tegamensis Wenz 1975
  • 乌班吉莫森氏鱼M. ubangiensis Casier 1961
莫森氏魚的復原圖

參考文獻

  1. 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.
  2. Mawsonia at Fossilworks.org
  3. 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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