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coronoid has a distinct waist and a longitudinally expanded head. The gular
plates are twice as long as broad. The anocleithrum is forked dorsally with a
narrow dorsal limb and a broad anterodorsal limb. Short ribs are developed
throughout the posterior half of the abdominal region. The caudal fin has a
rounded posterior margin which encloses the supplementary lobe. Pointed
denticles are present on at least the first three rays of D1 and the leading rays of
the principal caudal lobes. The pelvic bone is a simple rod with a proximal lateral
expansion and the D1 support has a prominent anteroventrally directed
thickened ridge. The scales are ornamented with many closely spaced denticles
which, like the denticles on the fins, bear many fine striations. Those scales
beneath and behind the level of D1 show a prominent central denticle (the only
denticle present in small specimens) (Forey 1997/1998, Khalaf 2013).
The species Macropomoides orientalis Woodward, 1942 reaching 30 cm estimated
SL, HL/SL=26%, PD1/SL=35%, TL/SL=18%, CL/SL=32%, TD/SL=30%,
CP/SL=20%, PV/SL=43%, D1=8, D2=14, C=20/19, AbdV=55, CauV=20.
Proportional measurements based on two small specimens: meristic counts based
on four small specimens (Woodward 1942, Forey 1997/1998).

A coelacanth fossil Macropomoides orientalis Woodward, 1942 from the Cretaceous
Cenomanian Sannine Limestone of Hajoula, Lebanon. Museum Quality B- . Weight 460
gram, Slab’s size 15.5 cm x 16 cm, fish 9.5 cm. Price $ 600.00. Item location: Trieste,
Italy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZOIC-FOSSIL-FISH-LEBANON-COELACANTHMACROPOMOIDES-ORIENTALIS-UNPREPARED-/110950562251
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 113 – May 2014