Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 106, October 2013, pp. 18-38.

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† Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013 : A New
Coelacanth Fish Fossil Species from Sharjah
Natural History and Botanical Museum, Sharjah,
Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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By: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher KhalafSakerfalke von Jaffa
Abstract: A new fossil species of Coelacanth Fish of the genus
Coelacanthus (Class Sarcopterygii, Subclass Crossopterygii, Order
Coelacanthiformes, Family Coelacanthidae) from Sharjah Natural
History and Botanical Museum in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates is
described. The origin of the specimen is unknown. The new fossil
species is distinguished from the other ten Coelacanthus species by its
slightly different skeletal, skull and fin features. It is morphologically
distinct from the other ten species. The new species was named †
Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013.

The new Coelacanth fish fossil † Coelacanthus sharjah Khalaf, 2013 at Sharjah Natural
History and Botanical Museum, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. 26.09.2013.
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Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 106 – October 2013