Axelrodichthys

Axelrodichthys is an extinct genus of mawsoniid coelacanth from the Cretaceous (Albian to Santonian) of Africa, North and South America. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Crato Formation of Brazil, the Tlayua Formation of Mexico and the Ankazomihaboka Formation of Madagascar.[1]

Axelrodichthys
Temporal range: Albian-Santonian
~112โ€“84.9 Ma
Axelrodichthys araripensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Subclass:
Actinistia
Order:
Coelacanthiformes
Family:
Mawsoniidae
Genus:
Axelrodichthys

Maisey, 1986
Binomial name
Axelrodicthys araripensis
Maisey, 1986
Axelrodichthys araripensis

References
  1. Axelrodichthys at Fossilworks.org

Further reading
  • J. G. Maisey. 1986. Coelacanths from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. American Museum Novitates 2866:1-30
  • Discovering Fossil Fishes by John G. Maisey, David Miller, Ivy Rutzky, and Craig Chesek
  • History of the Coelacanth Fishes by Peter Forey
  • Living Fossil: The Story of the Coelacanth by Keith Stewart Thomson
  • The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution by John A. Long


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