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Macropoma
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| Macropoma | |
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| Type | lobe-finned fish |
| Length | 1 ft 10 in (55 cm) |
| Movement | swimming |
| Age | 70 million years ago |
| Diet | carnivore |
| Environment | ocean |
| Distribution | England, Czechoslovakia. |
Macropoma is an extinct genus of coelacanth fish in the class Sarcopterygii. These fishes have been extinct for over 70 million years and are most closely related to the modern, albeit primitive, coelacanth Latimeria.
Fossils of Macropoma have been found in both England and Czechoslovakia. Recorded fossils have bodies under two feet in length - in contrast to modern coelacanth's five or more, but possess the same body plan with a three-lobed tail and stalked fins.
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