Rhabdoderma

Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. It lived in the Carboniferous and Early Triassic (Induan), and its fossils have been found in Europe, Madagascar and North America.^[1][3] The type species was originally described as Coelacanthus elegans. Five species are considered valid in 1981.^[4]

Restoration of coelacanth fishes: E, Rhabdoderma

Rhabdoderma Temporal range: Carboniferous-Early Triassic[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
R. elegans fossil, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	†Rhabdodermatidae
Genus:	†Rhabdoderma Reis, 1888
Type species
Coelacanthus elegans (Newberry, 1856)[1]
Other species
†R. alderingi Moy-Thomas, 1937 †R. ardrossense Moy-Thomas, 1937 †R. exiguum? (Eastman, 1902) †R. huxleyi (Traquair, 1881) †R. madagascariensis (Woodward, 1910) †R. newelli? (Hibbard, 1933) †R. tinglyense Davis, 1884[2]

Bibliography

• Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey

See also

• Paleontology portal

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

References

1. Forey, Peter L. (1998). History of the coelacanth fishes. London: Chapman & Hall. p. 434. ISBN 9780412784804.
2. fossilworks.org
3. "Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.
4. Forey, P L; Forey, P. L. (1981). "The coelacanth Rhabdoderma in the Carboniferous of the British Isles". Palaeontology. 24: 203––229.