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Garnbergia

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Garnbergia
Temporal range: Anisian[1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Actinistia
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Mawsoniidae
Genus: Garnbergia
Martin & Wenz, 1984
Species:
G. ommata
Binomial name
Garnbergia ommata
Martin & Wenz, 1984

Garnbergia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth that lived during the Anisian stage of the Middle Triassic epoch.[1] It was discovered by Martin and Wenz in 1984. It comprises a single species, Garnbergia ommata.[2]

Classification

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In a 2017 phylogeny, Garnbergia has been recovered as the sister-group of all other Latimeriidae.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ^ "PBDB Taxon – †Garnbergia". dev.paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  3. ^ Cavin, Lionel; Mennecart, Bastien; Obrist, Christian; Costeur, Loïc; Furrer, Heinz (2017-10-20). "Heterochronic evolution explains novel body shape in a Triassic coelacanth from Switzerland". Scientific Reports. 7 (1): 13695. Bibcode:2017NatSR...713695C. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13796-0. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 5651877. PMID 29057913.