Name:
Axelrodichthys.
Phonetic: Aks-el-rod-ik-fiss.
Named By: J. G. Maisley - 1986.
Classification: Chordata, Sarcopterygii,
Actinistia, Coelacanthiformes, Mawsoniidae.
Species: A. araripensis
(type), A. maiseyi, A. megadromos.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Between 1 and 2 meters long, depending upon
species..
Known locations: France. Brazil - Crato
Formation. Madagascar - Ankazomihaboka Formation. Mexico -
Tlay�a Formation.
Time period: Albian to Santonian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Several individuals.
Axelrodichthys
is a genus of coelacanth
that lived during the Cretaceous. As a
member of the Mawsoniidae, Axelrodichthys would
have had a body
form similar to Chinlea
and Mawsonia.
Further reading
- Coelacanths from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil. American Museum
Novitates 2866:1-30. - J. G. Maisley - 1986.
- A new mawsoniid coelacanth (Actinistia) from the Upper
Cretaceous of Southern France. Cretaceous Research 62: 65-73.
- Lionel Cavin, Xavier Valentin & G�raldine Garcia -
2016.
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