Biology:Piveteauia
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Short description: Extinct genus of coelacanths
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| Piveteauia madagascariensis fossil | |
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| Genus: | †Piveteauia Lehman, 1952[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. doi:10.1080/02724634.1999.10011137. Bibcode: 1999JVPal..19..234C.
Wikidata ☰ Q7199636 entry
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