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CROSSOPTERYGII [1 record]

Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any member of the subclass crossopterygii, a group of lobbed-fine, bony fishes believed to have given rise to the amphibians and all other land vertebrates. The only living representative is the coelacanth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Poisson ostéichthyen, au corps recouvert d'écailles cosmoïdes épaisses, pourvu de nageoires paires pédiculisées, d'une caudale hétérocerque ou géphyrocerque, à corde dorsale persistante.

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