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Parnaibaia
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parnaibaia is a genus of coelacanth fish which lived during the Late Jurassic period. Fossils of Parnaibaia have been found in the Pastos Bons Formation in Maranhão, Brazil. Parnaibaia was described for the first time by palaeontologist Yoshitaka Yabumoto in 2008.
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Genus: | †Parnaibaia Yabumoto 2008 |
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†Parnaibaia maranhaoensis Yabumoto 2008 |
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