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Crossopterygii
A subclass of the Osteichthyes that contains fossil fish which include the ancestors to the amphibians (class Amphibia). The group was though to be extinct until a living member, the coelacanth, was found off the east coast of Africa. Crossopterygians have paired fins that are supported by fleshy lobes.
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