Coccoderma
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Coccoderma is a genus
of prehistoric coelacanth
lobe-finned fish which lived during the Jurassic
period. Fossils have been found in USA. It was small in size, about 27,5 cm. They had very long and sharp teeth that did not regrow unlike today's present sharks.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of prehistoric coelacanth
Coelacanth
Coelacanths are members of an order of fish that includes the oldest living lineage of Sarcopterygii known to date....
lobe-finned fish which lived during the Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
period. Fossils have been found in USA. It was small in size, about 27,5 cm. They had very long and sharp teeth that did not regrow unlike today's present sharks.