Foreyia, Lionel Cavin, Bastien Mennecart, Christian Obrist, Loïc Costeur & Heinz Furrer, 2017
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https://doi.org/ 10.1038/s41598-017-13796-0 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6001894 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/DA7D87A9-FFB4-0A46-FE2C-FA60FA9FCBA2 |
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Plazi |
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Foreyia |
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Foreyia gen. nov.
Diagnosis
Latimeriid coelacanth with dermal bones covered with numerous large tubercles; hypertrophied otico-occipital portion of skull; fusion of postparietal, supratemporal and extrascapular in postparietal shield, which forms a dome in occipital region; supraorbital sensory canal running in a wide groove; short and curved mandible; pterygopalatine deeper than long with enlarged autopalatine; lachrymojugal and squamosal fused; hypertrophied clavicle; few abdominal vertebrae (seventeen); expanded dorsal and caudal fins; and atrophied pectoral fins.
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