Whiteiidae
Whiteiidae Temporal range: Triassic
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Whiteia woodwardi | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Order: | Coelacanthiformes
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Family: | †Whiteiidae
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Whiteiidae is an extinct family of prehistoric coelacanth fishes which lived during the Triassic period.[1]
References[]
- ^ Clement, Gael (1999). "The actinistian (Sarcopterygii)Piveteauia madagascariensisLehman from the Lower Triassic of northwestern Madagascar: a redescription on the basis of new material". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (2): 234–242. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011137. ISSN 0272-4634.
Categories:
- Whiteiidae
- Triassic bony fish
- Triassic first appearances
- Triassic extinctions
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish families
- Prehistoric lobe-finned fish stubs
- Triassic fish stubs