Rhabdoderma

Rhabdoderma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. Fossils of Rhabdoderma have been found in Europe, Madagascar and North America, in Carboniferous and Early Triassic (Induan) aged rocks, with a hiatus in between.^[1][3] The type species was originally described as Coelacanthus elegans. Five species are considered valid in 1981.^[4]

Restoration of coelacanth fishes: E, Rhabdoderma

Rhabdoderma Temporal range: Carboniferous-Early Triassic[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
R. elegans fossil, American Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Sarcopterygii
Class:	Actinistia
Order:	Coelacanthiformes
Family:	†Rhabdodermatidae
Genus:	†Rhabdoderma Reis, 1888
Type species
Coelacanthus elegans (Newberry, 1856)[1]
Other species
†R. alderingi Moy-Thomas, 1937 †R. ardrossense Moy-Thomas, 1937 †R. exiguum? (Eastman, 1902) †R. huxleyi (Traquair, 1881) †R. madagascariensis (Woodward, 1910) †R. newelli? (Hibbard, 1933) †R. tinglyense Davis, 1884[2]

Bibliography

• Discovering Fossil Fishes by John Maisey and John G. Maisey

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish