Coelacanth, Holophagus penicillatus Triceratops Mississippian (peak) and Pennsylvanian

Mississippian (peak) and Pennsylvanian

They had tiny legs of little use

running over the outer edge

A single pelvic bone is preserved

Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry

Coelacanth, Holophagus penicillatus Triceratops Mississippian (peak) and PennsylvanianHolophagus penicillatus, also knows as Undina penicillata, was a Coelacanth from the Jurassic Age, lithographic limestone beds of Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany. The coelacanth (pronounced SEE la canth) is a primitive lobe finned fish (Crossopterygii) that appeared about 380 million years ago (about 150 million years before the dinosaurs appeared). The coelacanth was thought to have been extinct for millions of years, but a living coelacanth was caught