Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Coelacanth | Family †Mawsoniidae Rank Genus Subclass Actinistia | |
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Similar Diplurus, Mawsoniidae, Coelacanth, Axelrodichthys, Libys | ||
Chinlea is an extinct genus of Triassic mawsoniid coelacanth fish found in the Southwestern United States states of Arizona and New Mexico. The length of Chinlea was about 1.5 m (5 feet). It weighed around 68 kg. (150 pounds). Chinlea had lobed fins and a slender tail. The teeth were large and sharp.
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