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I gave it the scientific name † Macropoma libanus, new fossil
species. The species name “libanus” is for Lebanon, from where the
fossil specimen was found.
† Macropoma libanus, new fossil species:
Scientific Binomial name: † Macropoma libanus Khalaf, 2015.
Authority: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa.
Common Name: Roundhead-Roundtail
Lebanon Coelacanth

Lebanon Coelacanth,

Holotype Fossil: ML-1, eBay specimen.
Origin: Haqel (Hakel) and Hajula, Lebanon.

The new Roundhead-Roundtail Lebanon Coelacanth fossil species † Macropoma libanus
Khalaf, 2015 from Lebanon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEBANON-LEBANESEULTRA-RARE-COELACANTH-FISH-FOSSIL-LIBANON-LIBAN-/130975206209 &
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/16462919021/
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 122 – February 2015