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Extinct genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shoshonia is a Devonian-era extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians, or lobe-finned fish. It contains one species, Shoshonia arctopteryx.[1] The fish was named in reference to the Shoshoni people and the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, in the United States.[2]
Shoshonia Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Genus: | †Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007 |
The fish was described from a fossilized pectoral fin endoskeleton and shoulder bones found in Wyoming.[3] Based on skeletal morphology, the fish are believed to have been ancestors of the coelacanths. Notably, the fins were asymmetric.[4]
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