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Article Title:
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Megalocoelacanthus Version 1
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Authors:
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Jun A. Ebersole, David J. Cicimurri, Gary L. Stringer, Stephen J. Jacquemin, & Charles N. Ciampaglio
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Entry:
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Entry 3.039
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Volume:
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Volume 3
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Issue:
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Issue 39
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Chapter:
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Chapter 3: Cretaceous Fishes of Alabama
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Version:
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Version 1
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Class:
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Osteichthyes
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Order:
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Coelacanthiformes
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Family:
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Latimeriidae
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Genus:
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Megalocoelacanthus
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Era:
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Mesozoic
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Period:
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Cretaceous
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Book DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.69737/GGLE1724
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Chapter DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.69737/LRTS4796
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Article DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.69737/BHYI4611
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Citation:
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Ebersole, J.A., D.J. Cicimurri, G.L. Stringer, S.J. Jacquemin, & C.N. Ciampaglio. 2024. Cretaceous Fishes of Alabama: Megalocoelacanthus version 1. In: J.A. Ebersole (ed.), Fossil Fishes of Alabama. McWane Science Center, Birmingham, Alabama 3(39):1–6. https://doi.org/10.69737/BHYI4611
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