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Caridosuctor populosum

Caridosuctor populosum (*)

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Ordo: Coelacanthiformes
Subordo: †Coelacanthoidei
Familia: †Rhabdodermatidae
Genus: Caridosuctor

Species: Caridosuctor populosum

Caridosuctor populosum is an extinct species of coelacanth that lived during the Carboniferous period (Serpukhovian stage, about 318 - 326 million years ago). Fossils have been found in the Bear Gulch lagerstätte in Montana.
References

Rhabdodermatidae - Paleobiology Database
"Coelacanthiformes". ATW.hu. Retrieved 20 Nov 2012.

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