Fossilized coelacanth jaw section of an Axelrodichthys or Mawsonia.

A partial Cretaceous coelacanth jaw of an Axelrodichthys lavocati from the Kem Kem Group in Hassi Zguilma, Morocco. This mawsoniid coelacanthiform species was formally (and may still be) assigned to the genus Mawsonia. #FossilFriday

#fish #coelacanth #fossil #paleontology #axelrodichthys #mawsonia