†Whiteia oishii Yabumoto and Brito 2016 (coelacanth)
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Coelacanthimorpha - Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Full reference: Y. Yabumoto and P. M. Brito. 2016. A new Triassic coelacanth, Whiteia oishii (Sarcopterygii, Actinistia) from West Timor, Indonesia. Paleontological Research 20:233-246
Belongs to Whiteia according to Y. Yabumoto and P. M. Brito 2016
Sister taxa: Whiteia africanus, Whiteia nielseni, Whiteia tuberculata, Whiteia woodwardi
Type specimen: OFG-MF0164/KMNH VP100,333, a skeleton. Its type locality is Noe Bihati area, which is in a Norian marine horizon in Indonesia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Noe Bihati area
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