†Piveteauia madagascariensis Lehman 1952 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: J.-P. Lehman. 1952. Etude complémentaire des poissons de l'Eotrias de Madagascar. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 2:1-201
Belongs to Piveteauia according to G. Clement 1999
See also Forey 1998 and Schultze 2004
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHN MAE 116, a skeleton
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ambilobe Bay (MNHN coll) (Triassic of Madagascar)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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