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Whiteia woodwardi fossil | |
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†Whiteia
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†Whiteia woodwardi Moy-Thomas, 1935
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Whiteia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Triassic period. [1] It is named after Errol White.
The type species is Whiteia woodwardi from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. Other Early Triassic species are W. tuberculata, W. uyenoteruyai (both Madagascar), W. nielseni ( East Greenland), W.? banffensis ( Alberta, Canada) and W. africana ( South Africa). [1] Two species, W. oishii ( West Timor, Indonesia) and W. gigantea ( Texas, United States), are of Late Triassic age. [2] [3] [4]
The nominal species Coelacanthus evolutus Beltan, 1980 is a junior synonym of Whiteia woodwardi. [5]
Whiteia Temporal range:
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Whiteia woodwardi fossil | |
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Genus: |
†Whiteia
Moy-Thomas, 1935
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Type species | |
†Whiteia woodwardi Moy-Thomas, 1935
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Other species | |
Whiteia is an extinct genus of prehistoric coelacanth fish which lived during the Triassic period. [1] It is named after Errol White.
The type species is Whiteia woodwardi from the Early Triassic of Madagascar. Other Early Triassic species are W. tuberculata, W. uyenoteruyai (both Madagascar), W. nielseni ( East Greenland), W.? banffensis ( Alberta, Canada) and W. africana ( South Africa). [1] Two species, W. oishii ( West Timor, Indonesia) and W. gigantea ( Texas, United States), are of Late Triassic age. [2] [3] [4]
The nominal species Coelacanthus evolutus Beltan, 1980 is a junior synonym of Whiteia woodwardi. [5]