Whiteiidae

Whiteiidae
Temporal range: Triassic
Whiteia woodwardy
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sarcopterygii
Subclass: Actinistia
Order: Coelacanthiformes
Family: Whiteiidae
Genera

Whiteiidae is an extinct family of prehistoric coelacanth fishes which lived during the Triassic period.[1]

References

  1. 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.
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