Claim: Axelrodichthys belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, and Class Sarcopterygii (a class of the bony fish whose members are known as lobe-finned fish).
Evidence: Axelrodichthys is an extinct genus of mawsoniid coelacanth from the Cretaceous of Africa, North and South America, and Europe. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Sarcopterygii (/ˌsɑːrkɒptəˈrɪdʒiaɪ/; from Greek σάρξ sarx, flesh, and πτέρυξ pteryx, fin)—sometimes considered synonymous with Crossopterygii ("fringe-finned fish", from Greek κροσσός krossos, fringe)—is a clade (traditionally a class or subclass) of the bony fish whose members are known as lobe-finned fish.