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The identity of the type specimen ofCoelacanthus harlemensis Winkler (Pisces, Actinistia) from the lithographic limestone of Solnhofen (Tithonian), Bavaria

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Das Typus-Exemplar vonCoelacanthus harlemensis Winkler, 1874 wird neu beschrieben. Es gehört zuCoccoderma suevicum Quenstedt 1858. Das Fossil ist das erste vollständige Exemplar dieser Art, das beschrieben und abgebildet wird.

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The type specimen ofCoelacanthus harlemensis Winkler 1874 is redescribed. It belongs toCoccoderma suevicum Quenstedt, 1858. The fossil is the first complete specimen of this species described and figured.

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The specimen could not be found in the collection of the Mineralogical-Geological Museum in Dresden.

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Lambers, P.H. The identity of the type specimen ofCoelacanthus harlemensis Winkler (Pisces, Actinistia) from the lithographic limestone of Solnhofen (Tithonian), Bavaria. Paläontol. Z. 65, 173–189 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02985782

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