Mawsoniidae

Mawsoniids Temporal range: Triassic–Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N

Fossil of Axelrodichthys araripensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sarcopterygii
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Suborder:	Latimerioidei
Family:	†Mawsoniidae
Genera
†Alcoveria †Axelrodichthys †Chinlea †Diplurus †Mawsonia (type)

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

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