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Indocoelacanthus Temporal range: Early Jurassic |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Sarcopterygii |
| Subclass: | Actinistia |
| Order: | Coelacanthiformes |
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Coelacanthidae Agassiz, 1843 |
| Genus: | Indocoelacanthus |
| Species: | I. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
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Indocoelacanthus robustus Jain, 1974 |
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Indocoelacanthus robustus is a fossil sarcopterygian. The holotype specimen was found in Lower Jurassic-aged riverine sediment of the Kota formation, in the Pranhita-Godavari valley at Boraigudem limestone ridge, about 30 kilometers southeast of Sironcha, India. The holotype is preserved in the museum of the Indian Statistical Institute.