Whiteiidae

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Whiteiidae
Temporal range: Triassic
Whiteia woodwardi
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Whiteiidae
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Whiteiidae is an extinct family of prehistoric coelacanth fishes which lived during the Triassic period.[1] Torino, Soto, and Perea (2021) does not support this clade as it is not monophyletic in their analysis.[2]

References[edit]

  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. Bibcode:1999JVPal..19..234C. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011137. ISSN 0272-4634.
  2. ^ Toriño, Pablo; Soto, Matías; Perea, Daniel (2021-12-02). "A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of coelacanth fishes (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia) with comments on the composition of the Mawsoniidae and Latimeriidae: evaluating old and new methodological challenges and constraints". Historical Biology. 33 (12): 3423–3443. doi:10.1080/08912963.2020.1867982. ISSN 0891-2963.