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Shoshonia Temporal range: Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Superclass:	Osteichthyes
Genus:	†Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007

Shoshonia is a Devonian-era extinct genus of prehistoric sarcopterygians, or lobe-finned fish. It contains one species, Shoshonia arctopteryx. The fish was named in reference to the Shoshoni people and the Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming, in the United States.

The fish was described from a fossilized pectoral fin endoskeleton and shoulder bones found in Wyoming. Based on skeletal morphology, the fish are believed to have been ancestors of the coelacanths. Notably, the fins were asymmetric.

See also

• Sarcopterygii
• List of sarcopterygians
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References

1. "Shoshonia Friedman, Coates & Anderson, 2007". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
2. "Coelacanth fossil provides new data about primitive pattern for lobed fins". chronicle.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
3. Friedman, Matt; Coates, Michael I.; Anderson, Philip (2007). "First discovery of a primitive coelacanth fin fills a major gap in the evolution of lobed fins and limbs" (PDF). Evolution & Development. 9 (4).
4. Hecht, Jeff (10 August 2007). "How the coelacanth got its fins". New Scientist. Retrieved 2024-02-03.

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Sarcopterygii Gnathostomata see Gnathostomata Actinistia see below↓ Actinistia
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