Piveteauia

Extinct genus of coelacanths

Piveteauia
Temporal range: Induan
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Piveteauia madagascariensis fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sarcopterygii
Order:
Actinistia
Family:
Whiteiidae
Genus:
Piveteauia

Lehman, 1952[1]
Type species
Piveteauia madagascariensis
Lehman, 1952

Piveteauia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Lower Triassic period.[1] The type specimen was discovered in the Middle Sakamena Group in northwestern Madagascar by French paleoichthyologist Jean-Pierre Lehman.[1] The genus is named after Jean Piveteau.

References

  1. ^ a b c Gael Clement (1999-06-14). "The Actinistian (Sarcopterygii) Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman from the Lower Triassic of Northwestern Madagascar: A redescription on the basis of new material". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 19 (2): 234–242. Bibcode:1999JVPal..19..234C. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011137.
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