Mawsoniidae

Mawsoniids
Temporal range: Triassic–Cretaceous
Fossil of Axelrodichthys araripensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Suborder: Latimerioidei
Family: Mawsoniidae
Genera

Mawsoniidae is an extinct family of prehistoric coelacanth fishes which lived during the Triassic to Cretaceous period.

References

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