Sarcopterygii

Sarcopterygii

Scientific Name	Latimeria chalumnae
Location	Vancouver Aquarium
Comments	Preserved coelacanth
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Specimen Condition	Dead Specimen
Copyright	© 2005 Yai&JR

Containing group: Gnathostomata

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

There is much debate on the interrelationships of sarcopterygian fishes (for an introduction to the literature see Nelson, 1994, and Carroll, 1988). Additional information on sarcopterygians including tetrapods is being assembled for the Tree of Life project by several contributors.

Information on the Internet

• The Fish Out Of Time. Information about the Coelacanth. Coelacanth Rescue Mission.
• Coelacanth: Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939. Australian Museum Online.
• UC Berkeley Researchers Announce Discovery of Sulawesi Coelacanths! UCMP Berkeley.
• On the Trail of the Coelacanth, a Living Fossil. Washington Post article by Susan L. Jewett.
• More about Lobe-Fin Fishes (Sarcopterygii). Dennis C. Murphy. Devonian Times.
• Tiktaalik roseae. Newly discovered sarcopterygian from the late Devonian. University of Chicago.
• Rhizodontida. Big Dead Fish Homepage. Jonathan Jeffery.