| Macropoma | |
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| Coprolite ofMacropoma mantelli from the Greensand of Kent, England | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Sarcopterygii |
| Class: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
| Family: | Latimeriidae |
| Genus: | †Macropoma Agassiz, 1835 |
Macropoma (from Greek μακρός "large" + πόμα "cover", after its largeoperculum) is an extinct genus ofcoelacanth in the classSarcopterygii. Fossils ofMacropoma have been found in bothEngland andCzech Republic, dating to the mid-Cretaceous (Albian-Turonian).[1] Recorded fossils have bodies under two feet in length. A modern coelacanth measures five or more, but in other respects the two genera are remarkably similar, and share the same body plan with a three-lobed tail and stalked fins.[2]
Macropoma grew to a length of 22 inches (55 centimeters) and would have preyed upon smaller aquatic species.
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