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Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States

1994; Geological Society of America; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.co;2

1943-2682

David R. Schwimmer, J. D. Stewart, G.D. Williams,

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Research Article| June 01, 1994 Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States David R. Schwimmer; David R. Schwimmer 1Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31907 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. D. Stewart; J. D. Stewart 2Natural Science Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Dent Williams G. Dent Williams 1Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31907 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information David R. Schwimmer 1Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31907 J. D. Stewart 2Natural Science Museum of Los Angeles County, 900 Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90007 G. Dent Williams 1Department of Chemistry and Geology, Columbus College, Columbus, Georgia 31907 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (6): 503–506. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation David R. Schwimmer, J. D. Stewart, G. Dent Williams; Giant fossil coelacanths of the Late Cretaceous in the eastern United States. Geology 1994;; 22 (6): 503–506. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022 2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Remains of giant fossil coelacanth fish are relatively common in Upper Cretaceous strata (late Santonian to early Campanian age) in Alabama and Georgia. These are penecontemporaneous with the youngest reported fossil coelacanths from any global location and ∼135 m.y. younger than the last coelacanth fish reported from North America. A coelacanth coronoid fragment from New Jersey, apparently from the same taxon, is of latest Campanian or Maastrichtian age and is the youngest known definite coelacanth fossil. The species reconstructs to 3.5 m, which is as large as any known coelacanth. The name Megalocoelacanthus dobiei is proposed for this new coelacanth, which is also the last known member of the Glade that includes the extant Latimeria. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.