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Holopterygius is an extinct genus of prehistoric eel-like coelacanth known from the Devonian ( Givetian– Frasnian) of Germany. Despite its specialized morphology and superficial dissimilarity to the usual Paleozoic coelacanth body plan, it is one of the most basal actinistian fish. [1]
Holopterygius | |
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Genus: | Holopterygius
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Holopterygius is an extinct genus of prehistoric eel-like coelacanth known from the Devonian ( Givetian– Frasnian) of Germany. Despite its specialized morphology and superficial dissimilarity to the usual Paleozoic coelacanth body plan, it is one of the most basal actinistian fish. [1]