Undina (fish)

For other uses, see Undine.
Undina
Temporal range: Jurassic
Undina penicillata, at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Latimeriidae
Genus: UndinaMünster
Synonyms

Holophagus Egerton 1861

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Undina is a genus of prehistoric coelacanth, lobe-finned fish, an intermediary form between sea and land animals which lived during the Late Jurassic period.

Species

Distribution

Species of this genus have been found in Cretaceous of Spain, in Jurassic of Germany, Turkey and the United Kingdom and in Triassic of Italy.

Restoration of Undina gulo
Undina penicillata
Undina acutidens, abt. 25 cm long, at the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien

References

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