Trachymetopon

Trachymetopon is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth from the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) Posidonia Shale of Germany. It is known by a single specimen that was described originally Henning in 1951.[1] A revision in 2014 has confirmed it's identity as a Mawsooniid, being the oldest member of the family on Europe[2][3][4][5]

Trachymetopon
Temporal range: Lower Toarcian
Trachymetopon liassicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Family:
Laugiidae
Genus:
Trachymetopon
Species:
Trachymetopon liasicum

See also
  • Sarcopterygii
  • List of sarcopterygians
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. Hennig, E. (1951). Trachymetopon liassicum, Ald., ein Reisen-Crossopterygier aus Schwäbischem Ober-Lias. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen, Stuttgart, 94, 67-79.
  2. "Fossilworks: Trachymetopon". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. "Fossilworks: Trachymetopon liassicum". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. Dutel, Hugo; Herbin, Marc; Clément, Gaël (2015-05-04). "First occurrence of a mawsoniid coelacanth in the Early Jurassic of Europe". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 35 (3): e929581. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.929581. ISSN 0272-4634.
  5. Forey, Peter (1997-11-30). History of the Coelacanth Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780412784804.
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